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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:59 PM Jan 2020

VA State Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) tries and fails to kick Arlington & Alexandria out of Virginia



Matt Rogers 🎙@Politidope

NEW: Virginia State Sen. Mark Obenshain tries and fails to introduce a bill to kick Arlington and Alexandria out of Virginia and into Washington, D.C.

1:52 PM - Jan 30, 2020


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VA State Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) tries and fails to kick Arlington & Alexandria out of Virginia (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP
Republicans are so hateful . . . Iliyah Jan 2020 #1
I am glad this failed jimfields33 Jan 2020 #3
When cheating finally requires more work than playing by the rules gratuitous Jan 2020 #2
Umm... jmowreader Jan 2020 #4
this time, it failed. i'm glad it did. but this is scary as hell. 0rganism Jan 2020 #5
I'm thinking there is a lot of large Democratic Cities in red states standingtall Jan 2020 #6
Guy sounds like a dumbshit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #7
If he was successful, they would have to rename VA, "New Mississippi" Yavin4 Jan 2020 #8

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. When cheating finally requires more work than playing by the rules
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:17 PM
Jan 2020

Adopting a party platform that would appeal to more people is simply out of the question for the American Nazis. Too many of the "wrong" sort of people might be interested and start demanding a place at the table. Better to just adopt the expedient of letting government officials choose their voters rather than all that messiness that attends the voters choosing their government officials.

jmowreader

(50,546 posts)
4. Umm...
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:48 PM
Jan 2020

Aren’t property, income and sales taxes from Arlington and Alexandria essentially funding the entire rest of the state?

0rganism

(23,933 posts)
5. this time, it failed. i'm glad it did. but this is scary as hell.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jan 2020

the fact that re-organizing state boundaries is now considered a semi-viable election strategy to entrench Republican power terrifies me.

standingtall

(2,785 posts)
6. I'm thinking there is a lot of large Democratic Cities in red states
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:51 PM
Jan 2020

If they could forum their own states or become part of blue states the economy of red states would entirely collapse.

Yavin4

(35,427 posts)
8. If he was successful, they would have to rename VA, "New Mississippi"
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jan 2020

Sure. Kick out 99% of your tax base to Washington, DC, and make DC a state. That would work best for Democrats.

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