With Democrats in charge, Virginia’s leftists are rapidly changing the state into California on the East

California has been a completely Democrat-run state for so long that most people have forgotten that California was once a state much like any other. When people in other states think of it, they simply dismiss it as “Crazy California.”

With the recent election in Virginia returning a Democrat-majority legislature in a state with a Democrat governor, Virginia is heading down the same path as California, although that's not immediately obvious. While the national press has covered the government’s attacks on the Second Amendment and its attempted end-run around the Electoral College, there are a host of other planned or passed initiatives that are fundamentally changing a state that, because of James Madison, was the birthplace of the Constitution.

To date, the House has passed the following bills, which now await Senate votes:

Except for the Virginia Military Institute, Virginia’s public colleges and universities would no longer be able to ask about applicants’ criminal histories or deny admission based upon criminal history information. That might surprise the parents of incoming freshmen. (House Bill 1322.)
Illegal immigrants would be eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia’s colleges and universities. (House Bill 1547.)
Law enforcement would no longer be required to ascertain the immigration status of inmates placed in jail, people convicted of felonies in circuit court, and people committed to a correctional facility. Additionally, law enforcement would not be required to notify ICE about an illegal alien’s conviction. (House Bill 1150.)
Virginia would henceforth allow registration and voting on the same day. (House Bill 187.)
Virginians would be required to pay a 5 cent fee for each disposable plastic bag, excepting bags used for specified purposes such as alcohol, ice cream, etc. Aside from being incredibly inconvenient

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