by Victoria Manning

(Note: This column was published originally on Kerry: Unemployed & Unedited.)

Even though Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly know their extremist bills don’t have a shot at escaping Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto pen, they insist on introducing the most far-left bills imaginable in the 2025 legislative session.

Virginia Democrats are quickly killing commonsense Republican bills that would protect children, abolish taxes on tips, protect women’s sports, and expand freedom for Virginia families. That includes voting against a bill requiring physicians care for a baby born alive during a botched abortion.

Democrats killed two Senate bills that would require public school sports participation to be determined based on biological sex, not gender identity. Despite overwhelming support for this type of law nationally, Virginia Democrats refuse to solidify protections under Title IX. Women have overcome obstacles to be able to compete in high level athletics, but Democrats want those gains erased by (transgender) men.

A part of their assault on Second Amendment rights, Democrats have also moved legislation forward that would place liability for crimes committed with a firearm onto gun manufacturers or dealers—the equivalent of suing vehicle manufacturers for deaths caused by car accidents. Continue reading.