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kpete

(71,900 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:18 PM Jun 2014

Virginia's Republican legislators broke into Governor's office to block ACA coverage for poor

WED JUN 25, 2014 AT 03:00 PM PDT
Virginia's Republican legislators broke into Governor's office to block ACA coverage for poor
by Horace Boothroyd III for The Fourth Estate


In their fervor to ensure that the least amongst their citizens keep getting kicked in the teeth, the Republicans of Virginia have stooped to breaking and entering an executive office in order to block Medicaid expansion.

There is a time limit between delivery of documents and the Governor's need to authorize them. So the Republican House Speaker William J. Howell authorized security to illegally enter the Governor's office during a holiday break to ensure the clock started ticking before the Governor even knew the bill was delivered.

Is there anything the Republicans won't do to harm the 47%?

“This letter is to inform you that under no circumstances are you or any of your officers authorized to allow employees of the General Assembly to enter the secure areas of the governor’s office without my express permission, or the express permission of Suzette Denslow, the governor’s deputy chief of staff,” Reagan wrote in the letter to Pike, dated June 18.

“What occurred here Sunday is unacceptable,” the letter continues. “Two employees of the speaker of the House of Delegates were given access to an area of the governor’s office where sensitive files and materials are kept."

Howell’s office says the two employees work for the House clerk’s office and not directly for the speaker.

Reagan’s letter adds: “For good reason, it is an area that is surrounded by three security perimeters. Even on a normal business day, very few people — including members of the governor’s Cabinet — can gain access to this suite of offices. We certainly do not expect to have agents and employees of the General Assembly roaming through these offices on weekends.”


http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/what-occurred-here-sunday-is-unacceptable/article_bf0d759e-fbde-11e3-932b-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/25/1309586/-Virginia-s-Republican-legislators-broke-into-Governor-s-office-to-block-ACA-coverage-for-poor
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Virginia's Republican legislators broke into Governor's office to block ACA coverage for poor (Original Post) kpete Jun 2014 OP
Time for these repukes to do the perp walk! muntrv Jun 2014 #1
Agreed. Lets see some arrests. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2
Republicans hate American democracy, they will abuse any democratic rule in their power lust. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3
Why isn't this more HUGE!? thanks kpete Cha Jun 2014 #4
Jail! IronLionZion Jun 2014 #5
K&R G_j Jun 2014 #6

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Republicans hate American democracy, they will abuse any democratic rule in their power lust.
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 10:00 PM
Jun 2014

They are the very definition of neo-fascists, they are criminals operating with no rules and with brutality.

IronLionZion

(45,259 posts)
5. Jail!
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:24 AM
Jun 2014

Republican strategy is often along the lines of What would John Gotti Do? These thugs will do anything to stop their poor citizens from getting Medicaid.

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