[ScottinVA]

"VIRGINIA"

There was a time...

A time of splendor and grace

When the world moved by

At a kinder pace

There was a land...

A land to pleasure the eyes

Where the old was new

And the foolish wise

I can hear Virginia

When the south wind sings

And I see her shining

On a blackbird's silver wings

And I can feel Virginia

Runnin; through my soul

When the flag unfurls

And drummers start their long, long roll

Oh, sacred ground

For which so many have died

Let us take our turn

For our country's pride

Oh, blessed place

Remember all of your sons

Who will stand and fall

'Neath the ceaseless guns

I can hear Virginia

When the south wind sings

And I see her shining

On a blackbird's silver wings

And I can feel Virginia

Runnin' through my soul

When the flag unfurls

And drummers start their long, long roll

Will I ever see her rise again?

Or are the old days gone, has the world moved on?

Will she ever grace our eyes again?

Tell me when?

I can hear Virginia

When the south wind sings

And I see her shining

On a blackbird's silver wings

And I can feel Virginia

Runnin' through my soul

When the flag unfurls

And drummers start their long, long roll.

[backwoods-engineer]

Awesome. It is about time a state took on Wickard v. Filburn with legislation.

[indthkr]

On the flip side, if California passes a similar law, could they place a ban on products made in VA "just because"?

Or, if California passed a similar law, could they purposely and willfully infringe on the trademarks, copyrights, and patents of VA based companies (which are protected by Federal Law) for resale globally, including VA?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Let's let Virginia and Texas form the FREE United States of America! Any other takers?

[paulycy]

I’m so proud of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Two words:

“Machine Guns!”

[Jeff Head]

Hehehe...this would include, of course, any firearms made in, and exclusively sold in the state.

[EdReform]

Ping

[The Mayor]

You go Virginia~~!!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Check this out!

[mac_truck]

Viginia winemakers bump!

[K-Stater]

It’s going to be very interesting as these kinds of cases wind their way through the federal judiciary and eventually to the Supreme Court. Upholding a few of them would cause a seismic shift in the way Washington does things.

[Realism]

Lots of hooting and hollering, but what exactly does this piece of legislation actually do for the people of VA?

[Mechanicos]

There is no language in the commerce clause that extends federal power to regulate “the people” as that critical term has been defined by other amendments and case law.

[RKBA Democrat]

Don’t break out the champagne yet. This still has to get through our wretched state Senate.

[RKBA Democrat]

Ping-a-ling. Seen this one? Thoughts?

[1010RD]

That’s something incredible to behold, but will it become law in VA?

[VirginiaGent]

SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS
Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants." It is sometimes mistranslated as "death to tyrants" or "down with the tyrant." The phrase is said to have originated with Marcus Junius Brutus during the assassination of Julius Caesar. It is the official motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

[Future Useless Eater]

Great idea, but we keep getting excited here about some bill that passes ONE CHAMBER of a state’s government, only to see it flounder and die in the other chamber. [Arizona for example]

Let us know when it is ready for the Gov’s signature

[wastedyears]

This has probably been mentioned already, but would that include firearms, ammunition and attachments? I’m just getting to this thread now.