Lt. Gov. Fairfax defends debate comparison to Emmett Till, George Floyd Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax (Source: NBC12) By Daniel Grimes | April 12, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 1:21 PM
RICHMOND Va. (WVIR) - Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax is standing by the comparison he made of sexual assault allegations against him to the deaths of George Floyd and Emmett Till.
The candidate made the remarks at the first debate between Democrats running for governor.
“Taking away someone’s livelihood, someone’s reputation, someone’s life, these are all awful things that can occur when we don’t simply take the time to stand back and say, ‘we have to have due process, we have to have an ability to investigate to get to the truth,’ and we have to make sure that we’re not repeating, over the course of time, those things that have harmed so many people,” the lieutenant governor said.
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Northam sent the bill back to lawmakers substantially changed from the version they sent him February.
Virginia State Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Richard Saslaw, center, along with Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, left, talk with new Sen. Travis Hackworth, R-Tazewell, during the Senate reconvene session at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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The amendments lawmakers agreed to Wednesday would accelerate the timeline of legalization by about three years, a move that’s been cheered by racial justice advocates.
Northam’s amendments cleared the House 53-44 with two abstentions.
When lawmakers approved legalizing marijuana earlier this year, the bill squeaked out of the Senate with a tight vote. So, when Governor Ralph Northam amended the bill to speed up the timeline for full legalization this summer, all eyes were on the Senate chamber. And it was a very dramatic moment.
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The five Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for Virginia governor are set to meet for the first televised debate of the primary season.
Former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, current Delegate Lee Carter, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, former Governor Terry McAuliffe and state Senator Jennifer McClellan will take the stage for an hour-long debate tonight at Virginia State University.
The event will offer the first chance for a statewide, televised audience to hear from the entire crowded field.
The Democratic primary is June 8. Republicans opted to choose their candidates through a convention May 8 with voting sites across the state.
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