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Also, Autism Advisory Council voted 👍 @jenniferboysko.com bills to make autism an affirmative defense in law enforcement assault cases; to develop pre-sentencing diversion program to keep ppl with autism from jail for minor offenses.
Shoutout to Second Look leg. too, but no vote.
Shoutout to Second Look leg. too, but no vote.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Also, Autism Advisory Council voted 👍 @jenniferboysko.com bills to make autism an affirmative defense in law enforcement assault cases; to develop pre-sentencing diversion program to keep ppl with autism from jail for minor offenses.
Shoutout to Second Look leg. too, but no vote.
Shoutout to Second Look leg. too, but no vote.
I guess I would say yes, but. If VA voters truly oppose repealing (I've seen iffy polling of 3:1 against repeal), is doing it anyway the right move? Personally I've always felt some org needs to spend $$$ on a public info campaign (think 1VA2021) to educate voters so THEY rise up and demand it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I guess I would say yes, but. If VA voters truly oppose repealing (I've seen iffy polling of 3:1 against repeal), is doing it anyway the right move? Personally I've always felt some org needs to spend $$$ on a public info campaign (think 1VA2021) to educate voters so THEY rise up and demand it.
If she could do it by executive order, I would 💯 agree. (Letting one person who isn't up for re-election take the popularity hit would be ideal.) But the reality is that I don't see a full-repeal ever getting to her desk.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If she could do it by executive order, I would 💯 agree. (Letting one person who isn't up for re-election take the popularity hit would be ideal.) But the reality is that I don't see a full-repeal ever getting to her desk.
Yes, but it's more about how the media will report it. We live in a world of soundbytes, not statistics. 😒
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yes, but it's more about how the media will report it. We live in a world of soundbytes, not statistics. 😒
I suspect they'd have lost 5-6 House seats no matter what. But with a terrible top of the ticket and putting all their eggs in a (fairly unlikeable) Miyares basket, a few more were sorta screwed.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I suspect they'd have lost 5-6 House seats no matter what. But with a terrible top of the ticket and putting all their eggs in a (fairly unlikeable) Miyares basket, a few more were sorta screwed.