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Jody Wagner v. The Democratic Party of Virgina.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 30th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Someone needs to invest in message coordination. First, this e-mail from Jody Wagner in which she attacks Ken Cuccinelli:
During his comments, Cuccinelli said “I tell people this is a rematch, a math test, and a debate, along this ticket.  And I think we should just have the math test this week and end the Wagner-Bolling […]



Can Rob Wittman (R-1st) tell us where in the United States Constitution it mentions youth crime and gang prevention?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 28th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I asked that question in a previous post regarding Bobby Scott’s youth crime and gang prevention bill that Rob Wittman is a cosponsor of. It was an admittedly snarky argument since 99.99% of the stuff Congress does has no authorization in the United States Constitution.
However, as I was browsing the legislation that Wittman is currently […]



Will forensics scientists in Virginia have to go to court for each and every test and analysis they do?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Virginia Lawyers Weekly seems to think so at their blog site:
Forensic scientists may be more frequent visitors to Virginia courtrooms as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today that laboratory reports are testimonial evidence and therefore invoke the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The court split 5-4, with Justice Scalia, the author of […]



And the point of sentencing guidelines is what exactly?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From The Free Lance–Star:
A Spotsylvania County man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for the repeated molestation of his 15-year-old daughter.
He pleaded guilty last fall to incest, sodomy, aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties of the girl after his wife, the girl’s stepmother, hid video cameras in the family’s home after suspecting abuse.
[…]
[Defense […]



Big government Rob Wittman (R-1st) wants to baby gang members.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From The Hill:
Legislation aimed at curtailing crime through preventive measures is attracting broad bipartisan support in the House.
If enacted, the Youth Promise Act would mark a historic change in the direction in juvenile justice and gang-related crime policy. It also would be the first such bill of its kind to pass in a decade.
[…]
The bill […]



POS Jajuan Carlos Lewis pleds guilty in ‘murder by mob’ case.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 25th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Sentencing agreement is for a ten year active sentence for the murder count and another five years for a robbery charge according to The Free Lance–Star.
He’s the second person to take a plea in this case as I recall. Lashawn Monroe pled guilty for this charge and a capital murder charge a couple months ago.
Two […]



Does the state of Virginia think you’re a terrorist?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 22nd, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Below you’ll find some pages of a PDF document that was prepared by Trooper John R. Wright of the Virginia State Police and distributed by the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management on their website for “Safety Day” in 2004 (you can view the full report/presentation here [PDF]). UPDATE: The state of Virginia has removed […]



How bad is the Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) project?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 21st, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s so unreliable that troopers are relying on their personal cell phones to communicate according to Richmond Times-Dispatch:
The head of a Virginia State Police advocacy group says the new statewide communications system being developed for the state police and 20 other state agencies is so unreliable that many troopers use their personal cell phones to […]



Will Creigh Deeds continue to follow the failed Warner-Kaine lead on the Virginia STARS project?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The Virginia STARS (Statewide Agencies Radio System) is an ongoing project that’s supposed to provide a digital, interoperable radio system for the Virginia State Police and other state agencies. The system is also supposed to provide for instance interoperability with local agencies. The contract for this project was awarded back in June 2004 and was […]



Correction time: Ben Boyd did disclosure his convictions for steroid possession.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

If The Caroline Progress can be believed:
Also commenting Tuesday, School Board Chairman Margaret Watkins said that Coach Boyd included the misdemeanor conviction on his application. She said that everyone has something in their past they regret. She pointed out that few at Citizens Comments criticized the hiring.
Well, in a battle between The Caroline Progress and […]