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Virginiaâs redistricting commission is not turning out the way we thought it would.
The half-legislature, half-citizen, half-Democrat, half-Republican commission has already broken its first promise to the voters who approved the constitutional amendment creating it last year.
Perhaps the bigger question is: Has it broken the law?
The law that created the commission the amendment set in motion specified that âIn making its appointments, the appointing authorities shall give consideration to the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth.â
The initial appointments came short of the most obvious way to achieve diversity â by having an equal number of men and women.
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Last week was a busy week here in Virginia, so letâs do a round-up:
1. Should Virginia defund Virginia Military Institute? After The Washington Post published a story about sexual assaults and general misogyny at VMI, the hashtag #DefundVMI trended on Twitter and some legislators talked of doing just that. Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, tweeted: âIf VMI canât rid itself of endemic sexism and racism â and discipline students involved in it â Virginia must defund it entirely.â And state Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax and, more importantly, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said she was considering reducing VMIâs appropriation. âIâm embarrassed that this is going on at a Virginia-financed institution,â Howell told the Post. âI am thinking about reducing their state support if they donât make rapid changes.
1. Should Virginia defund Virginia Military Institute?
After The Washington Post published a story about sexual assaults and general misogyny at VMI, the hashtag #DefundVMI trended on Twitter and some legislators talked of doing just that.
Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, tweeted: ââIf VMI canât rid itself of endemic sexism and racism â and discipline students involved in it â Virginia must defund it entirely.â
And state Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax and, more importantly, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said she was considering reducing VMIâs appropriation.
âIâm embarrassed that this is going on at a Virginia-financed institution,â Howell told the Post. âI am thinking about reducing their state support if they donât make rapid changes.