This Day in Virginia History: Vetoing a Transportation Bill, 1817 style
If a general power to construct roads and Canals, and to improve the navigation of water courses, with the Train of powers incident thereto, be not possessed by Congress, the assent of the States in the mode provided in the Bill cannot confer the power.
This Day in Virginia History: Spending Beyond Our Means, 1738 Style
“The Symptoms of a Bankrupt Nation are easily discerned, and of a whole People collectively consider’d growing poor, by living above their Circumstances.”
Aren’t We All Tired of Hyperbole Yet?
We wonder why common ground, using common sense, for the good of the Commonwealth, is getting harder and harder to come by these days.
Transportation is Still a Virginia Issue
There’s a lot to dislike about the transportation bill, but it’s all for Virginians not to like or dislike.
One More Thing About Transportation
Virginia last modified its gasoline tax in 1986, when it raised the tax to $0.175/gallon. That made it an 18%…
Taxes Are Not the Devil
Yes, this is about the transportation bill.
O! Holy Night!
Too often, the words of Christmas Carols are lost amidst the absolute accustomation in hearing, and even singing, their melodies…
The Other Side of the Marriage Argument
If the question on same-sex marriage is, “can the states restrict who may and may not enter into matrimony,” and that question is decided in the negative, the question must also eventually be asked, “can the states place conditions on who may and may not dissolve the contract of marriage?”
Pete Snyder Announces Bid for Lieutenant Governor Race
The latest name to join the frolic of candidates in the race for the Commonwealth’s No. 2 is Virginia’s own…
Happy ‘Great Charter’ Day
While tobacco served to rescue a floundering economy in early Colonial Virginia, The Great Charter served to rescue a floundering government. In both cases, this was done by recognizing that government — and industry — work best when managed closer to the people, not centralized and bureaucratized in a distant capital.