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McDonnell’s Directive Meaningless

By Joel McDonald • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

Bob McDonnellFrom Pam’s House Blend:

“What we see here is a PR maneuver, not actual change in philosophy or policy. There is no guarantee that a witchhunt will not occur with McDonnell/Cuccinelli at the helm.”

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This seems to be the general opinion for supporters of non-discrimination against LGBT peoples in Virginia in response to Bob McDonnell issuing his Executive Directive One. Not only did the directive not cover all LGBT people, but the directive seems to be legally meaningless…even less so than former Governor Tim Kaine’s executive order prohibiting non-discrimination, which did not stand up in court.

Unfortunately, the mainstream media is reporting the directive as if the problem has been solved. The reality is that this is far from over.

Related posts:

  1. McDonnell Issues Non-Discrimination Directive
  2. Smoke Screening Discrimination?
  3. Elections Matter: McDonnell Leading Conservative Swing
  4. Bob McDonnell forgets about transportation
  5. Rachel Maddow: Bob Marshall and Bob McDonnell



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Joel McDonald has been following Virginia politics since February 2008, starting with the Democratic Presidential Primary. Since then, he has been the primary new media contact for progressive district and statewide campaigns.
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