Tag: Richmond

Patricia N. Saffran, The Case of the Dangling Torso

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Patricia N. Saffran [Editor’s note: Featured image of Taliban using a rocket launcher to destroy artifacts and remnants of past ages and diverse cultures, which the world has condemned.] Since 1890, the statue of Robert E. Lee on a thoroughbred horse graced Monument Avenue in Richmond, VA. On September 8, 2021, the statue was hoisted off its plinth and later the torso was hacksawed in two. Throughout the removal an audience of activists screamed wildly below. Devon Henry, CEO and president of Team Henry Enterprises, had the contract for the…

Dr. Eowyn, Virginia massive gun-rights rally: 22k attendants included Blacks and LGBTs

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Dr. Eowyn Since last November 6’s election that gave control of Virginia’s entire state government to Democrats, led by pro-abort Gov. Ralph Northam (D), Democrats have been on a tear to impose gun control. See: Elections have consequences: ‘Blue’ Virginia goes whole hog for gun control ‘Blue’ Virginia State Senate bill to confiscate ‘assault firearms’ ‘Blue’ Virginia senate bill to ban firearm and martial arts instruction In response is a massive backlash by Virginia gun owners, who have formed Second Amendment sanctuaries and militias against the anticipate gun grab. As of  January 14, 2020, 130 counties…

Chuck Baldwin, Lexington And Concord Redux In Virginia

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Chuck Baldwin [Editor’s note: While this was published four days before the peaceful protest in Richmond, VA, on 20 January 2020, it seems to me to capture exactly what was at stake and why it matters.] Lexington And Concord Redux In Virginia Published: Thursday, January 16, 2020 Download free computerized mp3 audio file of this column Tragically, most Americans do not have any idea what it was that actually triggered America’s War for Independence. The primary reason was not “taxation without representation,” or taxes of any kind, for that matter.…

Matt Bracken, RICHMOND: THE MOTHER OF ALL BUFFALO JUMPS

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Matt Bracken The more I ponder the mass demonstration being promoted by the Virginia Citizens Defense League for the annual Lobby Day at the Richmond Capitol, the more it looks like a disaster in the making. I wish it were otherwise, but I see many times more downside risk than possible upside benefit. Even if Virginia Senate Bill 16 is passed, banning nearly all semi-automatic firearms, the new law will be challenged in court, and given the potential dire outcomes, the case will rapidly ascend to the SCOTUS. This process…