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In recent decades it has felt to many in Virginia as if our politicians thought the best part of this state was its proximity to Washington, D.C.
Yet much of what is wrong with America starts in Washington, D.C. And that's why the results of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections are cause for optimism.
Sure the Republicans beat out the Democrats by a couple (dozen) points or so for the Governor's mansion, but the real story is our new Attorney General and his strict constructionist cojones.
As he did throughout the campaign, Ken Cuccinelli promised in his post-election "Thank You" note to the Commonwealth that he will "stand guard against constitutional overreaching by the federal government" during his tenure.
That's not the kind of talk you typically hear from state leaders, whose eyes are often set squarely on Capitol Hill.
But, as the News Virginian reported during the election:
Cuccinelli plans to fight for Virginia’s right-to-work law and constitutional state sovereignty rights...[He] fully expects constitutional challenges...including the threat of federal card-check legislation...
If Cuccinelli fancies himself a one-man wrecking crew for the Tenth Amendment, I suspect he'll find more than enough support here in Virginia, where our struggling economy is staring down the double barrel of federal Cap and Tax and Card Check legislation, with health care now waiting in the wings.
Anyone want to guess what our new AG's position will be on ObamaCare should the liberal lemmings in Congress follow Madame Pelosi over the cliff?
We are witnessing federal challenges to state authority unlike anything in recent history. The next few years could literally make or break the future of a robust American federalism.
Richmond will again be on the front lines, and, thankfully, it looks like the Constitution still has at least one friend in the state capital. Let's hope we find more.
Photo Credit: AP/Steve Helber
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