Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’

Republican Glenn Youngkin also vetoed bills related to maintaining access to contraception, saying they were ‘not ready’

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two bills that would have stripped tax exemptions for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that has opposed the removal of statues of southern state generals during the US civil war and other markers of the southern states’ attempt to secede from the Union in defense of slavery.

The Republican governor vetoed several measures, including those related to maintaining access to contraception, saying in a statement they were “not ready to become law”.

The rejected Confederacy-related bill would have removed tax exemptions for real estate and personal property owned by several Confederacy heritage groups, including United Daughters organisations the Confederate Memorial Literary Society and Stonewall Jackson Memorial.

    • SeaJ@lemm.ee
      19·
      6 months ago

      “It was about states’ rights!”

      States’ rights to do what?

      “…”

      In reality, it was not even about states’ rights. The South was pissed that the North was not helping them catch fugitive slaves that went to free states. The CSA also did not allow their states to outlaw slavery.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        I think a lot of people don’t realize that the characteristics of conservatives hasn’t changed.

        The south wanted to keep slaves as a states issue. BUT wanted the north to catch those slaves and return them to the south, in complete contradiction of slavery being a states issue.

        In other words, “The law only applies to you. It doesn’t apply to us.”

        Abortion, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, literally any right the conservatives fight over is literally the same playbook.

        • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
          2·
          6 months ago

          Ah yes, the good old times when more than 50% of the American population had significantly less rights than the rest.

          What a great utopia to strive for. I heard everything was better back then.

          • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            For those powerful few, it was better back then. And these fucks make their living by convincing bigots that they might one day be in that group of the powerful few, so they should support giving power to them. And it works because these same fucks have defunded education and given conspiracy lunacy a massive platform that offers dopamine for participation.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    23·
    6 months ago

    I feel it necessary to bring this up regularly because it amuses me and would piss any of them off if they read it-

    Their “Confederate heritage” lasted 5 years.

    Their Obama Administration heritage lasted 8 years.

    A black man was their supreme executive longer than their slaveholding treasonous President was.

  • Vespair@lemm.ee
    20·
    6 months ago

    Youngkin continues to prove that he is an actual monster who only cares about the absolute worst elements in our society

  • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    6 months ago

    As a resident of Virginia, fuck Glenn Youngkin. He’s been a dogshit governor who has accomplished nothing and blocked all attempts at progress. When he eventually runs for president, I hope you all remember shit like this instead of saying “well at least he isn’t trump.” He’s not really any different except he isn’t as polarizing, which is why he is a bigger threat. The same hateful policies but in a prettier package. He fucking sucks. Don’t fall for his bullshit. He campaigned on lowering grocery bills and obviously did fuck all about it because let’s be real, he was never gonna do anything about that, he just knew that people were complaining about it. He has no ideas that will help you in any way whatsoever. He’s a useless piece of shit and I’m looking forward to salting his grave.