Current Events > Virginia governor candidate would ban sanctuary cities

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It's the Democrat
https://splinternews.com/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-would-ban-sanctuary-1820064340

Ralph Northam, a Democrat running for governor in Virginia, reversed his position on sanctuary cities in an interview released Wednesday.

Previously Northam, who is Virginias current lieutenant governor, said he opposed sanctuary cities during a debate with Republican candidate Ed Gillespie; he declined to say whether he would sign legislation banning them, however.

During an interview with Norfolk TV station WAVY, Northam said he would indeed sign a bill banning sanctuary cities in the state.If that bill comes to my desk, I sure will, Northam said. Ive always been opposed to sanctuary cities. Referring to Gillespie, who has made banning sanctuary cities his campaigns central issue, Northam said, He knows that.

Gillespie, though, effectively coerced Northam into supporting a sanctuary city ban when his campaign released a horrifically racist ad about MS-13 in September. Ralph Northams Policies Are Dangerous, was the ads title. MS-13 is a menace, yet Ralph Northam voted in favor of sanctuary cities that let dangerous illegal immigrants back on the street, increasing the threat of MS-13, it went on to say.

As the Richmond Times Dispatch noted, Northam voted against a bill last year that would preemptively ban sanctuary cities at the local level in Virginia that bill was eventually vetoed by current Gov. Terry McAuliffe. Presently, there are no cities or counties in the state with sanctuary city laws on the books. Northam also told the Dispatch if he won the election and Virginias senate passed a similar bill when no municipalities had approved sanctuary city initiatives, he would again veto the legislation.

Gillespies campaign released a predictably snide statement in response to Northams new position. I sincerely hope that this change of heart is real, the statement read. Given his track record on this issue, Im not sure where the Lieutenant Governor stands. I hope in the days ahead he will reiterate what he said to WAVY-TV, and stand by it.

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And that's a bad thing?
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Ok? So all they need to do is move a little bit North to Maryland? What exactly does this accomplish?
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I have my doubts on a strong presence of a Mexican cartel in Virginia.
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imagine getting lambasted for following the law
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I've got this guy running for senator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdkBDryMqOs
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What an idiot. He's giving credence to his opponent's manipulative frame of debate since there are no sanctuary cities in Virginia at all. It was literally just a tactic to allow him to stoke anti-brown people sentiment and ride the Trump wave. And this guy fell for it. Now he'll probably lose enthusiasm from left wingers and get stuck talking about this, so he'll also lose support from moderates and conservatives as well.
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AlephZero posted...

imagine getting lambasted for following the law

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People are very upset that this move rightly upset people: https://www.thedailybeast.com/hey-dfa-wtf-are-yhe-most-self-righteous-political-act-of-2017-just-took-place-in-the-va-governors-race
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AlephZero posted...

imagine getting lambasted for following the law

What are you on about?