The smoke and flames should have alerted you that the house is on fire. But, instead of calling the fire department, you sweep up the crumbs, do a load of dishes and grab the fly swatter. That, in a nutshell, is the 2021 legislative session. We didn’t deal with the urgent and immediate issues.
“The firm voice of our honored dead echoes down to us through the ages. It reminds us that each rising generation, like theirs, must be prepared to give its blood, if need be, to protect the liberty of the people of these United States.”
I am not accusing Hursti of anything wrong or nefarious. But it is important to remember that it is the memory cards that make it easy to hack the machines to produce “fraudulent tape,” but “only on Tuesday evening,” so this is a big deal that warrants answers.
In the May 26 episode of “It’s News to Us,” host Steve Merrill gives his views and opinions on Fauci gain-of-function funding, critical race theory, vaccines and more.
“We hope to help young minds develop anti-racist beliefs that they will carry with them through life. We believe that we need to start at the youngest age to promote anti-racism in our youth; raising anti-racist youth is the route to changing society.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act Tuesday, prohibiting biological males from participating in athletic teams or sports designated for female students. The governor received “very strong” corporate pressure to back off the bill, but this only “strengthened” his resolve.
Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed two bills that would have let noncitizen residents of Montpelier and Winooski vote in local elections. However, he signed H.430, which will create a program similar to Dr. Dynasaur so undocumented immigrant children and pregnant woman can obtain health insurance coverage.
The House passed S.107 with a 70% majority, and so there’s a good chance the majority party can override Scott’s veto. A better plan would be to let the veto stand and reach a well thought out agreement in 2022, as the governor proposes.
Over the weekend social media was abuzz about the Rutland Town Selectboard rejecting consideration of an “inclusion statement” on racism. Plus, voters are wondering who might replace longtime incumbent U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., if he retires, and anti-Trump sentiment is still alive and well.
Roughly 100 residents met Friday at Grange Hall in Essex Center to discuss critical race theory and the Essex-Westford School District. Liz Cady, a member of the Essex-Westford School District Board, and others spoke out against the race-based curriculum creeping into Vermont schools.
Thirteen states do not have a specific response time set by law, 8 states require responses in 3 days or less, 10 states specify a response in 5 days or less, 13 require responses in 10 days or less, and 6 states require a response in 20 days or less.
The Florida law is simple: when Big Tech decides to censor, ban, or deplatform a citizen of Florida, that citizen will now enjoy a new right to take the company to court. And if Big Tech tries to interfere in elections by deplatforming candidates, the Florida Election Commission may levy a $250,000 per day fine against the companies.