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The real question of the day is:

Will Tribbett cowboy up and run against the Cooch?

Ben has a good analysis of the possible challengers to the Cooch in next year’s race. With the large amounts of younger voters moving to the western part of the district, we need to field a candidate from the eastern part of the district. hmm. Do we know a young candidate from the Burke area?

The real question is, will Tribbett risk the cold shoulder at Thanksgiving dinner with Cousin Cooch? He possibly wouldn’t need to go negative with these results. Comments? Thoughts?

I found this interesting tidbit in the latest Cuccinelli Compass at Nova Townhall:

Eminent Domain

Well, last session we could not get a bill to protect property rights in Virginia. This morning I stood with a bi-partisan group of legislators and others to announce our “Core Principles” that will guide any legislation that I support on this issue in the 2007 session. I will also make an attempt to amend our Constitution to re-establish property rights to its proper status as a foundational constitutional protection for all Virginiains.

Here are the principles that we announced today:

“Virginia should respect the fundamental, constitutional right to own property and our legislature must protect our citizens’ right to their homes, farms, businesses and other property. We recognize schools, roads, utilities and other historically public uses as uses where government may need to exercise the power of eminent domain.

I agree completely. It’s one thing to take private property for a road or a school, it’s another thing to turn around and give it to a developer. If the developer wants the land, make them go to the homeowners and purchase the land. I can’t decide that I want a nicer house that’s not for sale and ask the government to get it through eminent domain with an agreement to pay higher taxes on it. Cuccinelli is right.

However, Cooch, leave the constitution alone. You’ve got the power of the purse, so use that first before going straight for the state constitution. You can pass something in the appropriations bill to withhold funding to cities or counties that use eminent domain for developers a lot easier than amending the constitution. Use the lower form of legislation first.

Besides, you say Virginia should respect the constitutional right to own property, why do we need to amend the constitution again?

I agree with your goals, but not your method.

Update:

Benjamin Tribbett pointed out that I had obviously never read the VA state Constitution, and he’s right. HOLY SHIT! WTF is wrong with you people? This thing is longer than the Federal Tax Code. Why don’t we throw out the Virginia State Code and just put everything in the state constitution? The right to hunt and fish? You’re kidding me.

It seems that Ken is trying to populate the planet by himself.  Well no wonder, with all the aborted fetuses (fetii?), he’s got to make up for it. But Ken wants to go after the teenage statutory rapists with SB315:

Abortion performed on child under age 15; penalty. Requires the preservation and testing of fetal tissue for the purpose of determining whether the pregnancy is the result of criminal behavior. Failure of a physician to comply the requirements is unprofessional conduct and a Class 4 misdemeanor.

Full text after the jump.

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