Curated News from The Virginia Council 2/8/26

Legislative Updates:

Democrats Unveil Redistricting Proposal By VPAP.ORG

A 10-1 map would give Virginia the most aggressive gerrymander of any other state - Cardinal News By David M. Poole

Virginia Supreme Court will hear redistricting challenge - POLITICO By Brakkton Booker

(1) Walter Curt on X: "There is a lot of panic happening today as people believe Virginia is about to move forward with an absurd redistricting plan. Anyone who thinks this is going to stand in court didn’t read the recent ruling from Judge Hurley. Allow me to explain why it’s not some weak case to" / X

Virginia’s Clownish Redistricting Scheme | National Review By Rich Lowry

Tim Anderson on X: "Did you know there is a law in Virginia preventing political gerrymandering? (Picture on the left) The law places restrictions on all kinds of things - like keeping communities together - race - but there is a big one : No maps can be drawn to benefit a political party. https://t.co/yIHSOBQHeN" / X

Virginia Democrats pitch a new US House map despite legal roadblock | AP News By Olivia Diaz & Gary D. Robertson

Affordability or tax hikes? Spanberger agenda caught in political crossfire • Virginia Mercury By Markus Schmidt

Legislators look to digital services to expand sales tax base | WVTF By Michael Pope

Virginia Democrats propose 10% tax on fantasy sports betting platforms | Fox News By Charles Creitz

Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. | Bolts By Pascal Sabino

The Virginia Senate passed legislation aimed at limiting immigration enforcement in courthouses By Brandon Jarvis

Pentagon warns it could take 'extraordinary measures' in fight over VMI's future - Cardinal News By Elizabeth Beyer & Lisa Rowan

Virginia House passes bill to rejoin controversial climate change agreement | WRIC ABC 8News By Claire Gehlich

Climate education bill clears House committee | urcapitalnews By Sam Jurick

Virginia Government updates:

Loudoun, Virginia school leaders' 'terrorist' training simulated parents attacking board By Nick Minock

2 leaders at Virginia’s American Revolution 250 commission fired | WRIC ABC 8News By Clare Gehlich

(1) Cam Edwards on X: ""Virginia’s current maps are considered a model of fairness. The current maps were drawn by bipartisan experts assigned by the state Supreme Court in 2021, after a new Redistricting Commission deadlocked. Virginia is one of 22 states that received an A grade by the Princeton" / X

Senator Mark Warner and/or His Collaborator, NSA Whistleblower Lawyer Andrew Bakaj, Enlist British Intel and UK Media to Promote Impeachment Effort Against DNI Gabbard - The Last Refuge

Articles, News, & Quotes:

Beyond Loudoun: Why data centers are seeking new markets - Virginia Business By Josh Janney

(1) Virginia Project on X: "So a weed dealer and a crack dealer walk into a cartographer's office..." / X

The Riot Beat - by Julio Rosas - Junto

Facebook The Reid Revolution with Virginia Forum alumna Xi Van Fleet on America's Marxist Cultural Revolution

Impressed By Their Setting Up Checkpoints To Demand Papers, Trump Hires Protesters To Join Border Patrol | Babylon Bee

History, Tradition, & the 250th Anniversary of Independence:

The Forgotten Wisdom of the Declaration of Independence | Matthew Spalding | EpochTV hosted by Jan Jekielek

Valley Forge Park Preserves Crucible Of The American Revolution By Christopher Jacobs

National Park Service Should Be Commended for President’s House Site Changes Telling "the Full Story" of George Washington By Jeffrey H. Anderson

WATCH: Ferry Farm finds reveal daily life across generations - Fredericksburg Free Press By Ted Schubel

(2) mike bski on X: "The Great Party Switch Myth " / X

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Liberty:

“An elective despotism was not the government we fought a Revolution for. We fought for one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy that no one of them could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others." James Madison in a letter to Thomas Jefferson on January 30, 1787.

Facebook The Reid Revolution with Matt Gaetz on voter ID & illegal immigration

(3) Inside the Left’s Permanent Protest Machine By Christopher F. Rufo

The Left’s Revolutionary Confusion › American Greatness By Stephen Soukup