>Virginia’s New Laws on L.G.B.T. Protections, Guns and Marijuana Reflect a Shift in Power >The leftward transformation of Virginia since President Trump was elected crescendoed over the weekend, with the governor signing into law protections for L.G.B.T. residents, gun background checks, no jail time for simple marijuana possession and early voting. >Democrats have developed a political advantage in the heavily populated northern suburbs of Washington, where Hispanic and Asian voters make up a growing part of the electorate, as well as in places with a significant African-American population like Norfolk. >The chain of events began on Friday, when Mr. Northam said he had signed a series of gun control measures into law that includes a background check requirement for all firearm sales and a so-called red flag law that supporters said would give law enforcement officers a mechanism to confiscate the weapons of people deemed a danger to themselves or others. >On Saturday, Mr. Northam announced that Virginia had become the first state in the South to include language in its anti-discrimination housing and employment laws that protects people on the basis of their sexual orientation. The law, known as a the Virginia Values Act, goes into effect on July 1.
>“This legislation sends a strong, clear message — Virginia is a place where all people are welcome to live, work, visit, and raise a family,” Mr. Northam said in a statement. “We are building an inclusive Commonwealth where there is opportunity for everyone, and everyone is treated fairly. No longer will LGBTQ Virginians have to fear being fired, evicted, or denied service in public places because of who they are.” >Also on Saturday, Mr. Northam signed a law that his office said repealed racist and discriminatory language from Virginia’s Acts of Assembly and gave cities and towns the ability to remove or alter Confederate monuments in their communities. The measure also set into motion the replacement of Virginia’s statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Capitol. >On Sunday, Mr. Northam announced that he had also signed a law allowing Virginia residents to vote up to 45 days before an election without a stated excuse. >Mr. Northam also removed a requirement that Virginia residents must show identification to vote.
Good, make the 40 IQ cousin fuckers that wanna make love to their guns move the fuck out. Go to tennessee where your backwater fuckin logics still apply to something
