Youngkin only vetoes Democratic-led bills

[Jilly_in_VA]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed 26 of the nearly 850 bills that the Virginia General Assembly sent to his desk this year. All of the nixed bills were introduced by Democrats.

Youngkin, the first Republican to win statewide since 2009, signed 700 pieces of legislation into law and amended over 100 bills. He vetoed 26 of the 841 bills approved this legislative session, including nine from state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria).

It’s not uncommon for governors to veto more bills from lawmakers of the opposite party. From 2019 to 2021, 33 of the 38 bills vetoed by former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam were sponsored by Republicans.

But Youngkin vetoed six bills that were identical to ones he approved or amended, all of which were sponsored by Sen. Ebbin.

“I’m stunned at the governor’s unexplainable decision to veto meaningful, non-controversial, legislation. It is the polar opposite of what he campaigned on,” Sen. Ebbin wrote in a tweet Tuesday. “These vetoes, from protecting living organ donors to enhancing consumer’s data privacy to reforming the VEC are not in the best interest of Virginians.”

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/youngkin-only-vetoes-democratic-led-bills/
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Because of course /s

[spooky3]

1. I hope they can override the vetoes for at least some. Nt

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. If you read the article

at least six of those bills were IDENTICAL to bills sent by Republicans. Now isn't that just the least little bit curious to you?

[spooky3]

5. Yes. So much for Mr. Vest-Wearing Aw Shucks Moderate. Nt

[arlyellowdog]

2. Specifically, Arlington Democratic representative's bills

[underpants]

6. He doesn't mind budgeting their money though

NoVa is a big tax revenue payer.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. I hate this jackass so much

and I keep hoping he's found to be involved in something that makes him resign FAST, like the last GQP goobernator.

[aeromanKC]

7. Gonna be a long 4 years for Virgina.

But they are the dumb fucks that voted for the GOP. Sometimes you just have to let your children fuck up so they can learn not to do that again!!

[walkingman]

8. Elections have consequences. Last 5 years have taught everyone that.

[DFW]

9. Youngkin was an obvious fraud from the beginning

If the voters in Virginia didn't see that, or didn't vote because they didn't think it made a difference, it is the whole state that suffers, but let NO Republican voter or abstainer utter ONE word of complaint. If you deliberately step in a pile of dog shit, you have have no business complaining that your shoe stinks.

[qazplm135]

10. when our side doesn't turn out

because our candidate doesn't excite us enough, this is what we get.

Republicans don't care what flaws their candidate has, they just know they aren't a Democrat.

Time for our side to have the same sensibility whether we think our candidate is too conservative or too liberal or too "anything" or "not enough" anything.

[Jilly_in_VA]

11. Dumbkin won very narrowly

VERY. So I'm not sure it's a matter of "our side not turning out".

[Snackshack]

12. This guy...

Should have never won this election in the first place. However he did and as was once said “elections have consequences”.