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Begun, the College Wars Have (UVa & George Mason University)
Bacon's Rebellion ^ | 1/23/22 | James A. Bacon

Posted on 01/24/2022 4:30:09 AM PST by Don@VB

Attorney General Jason S. Miyares has fired the university counsels of the University of Virginia and George Mason University: Tim Heaphy at UVa and Brian Walther at GMU.

I have no inside knowledge about why Miyares took these actions, but they are, I believe, best understood as the opening salvos in what will be a long-term effort by Miyares and Governor Glenn Youngkin to change the increasingly totalitarian culture of Virginia’s higher-ed system that stifles free speech and free expression.

In Virginia the governor appoints members of the boards of visitors, but the attorney general appoints the university counsels. BoV members serve on a rotating basis, with only a few seats expiring June 30 at the end of every fiscal year. But university counsels serve at the pleasure of the attorney general, as I understand it, and can be replaced at any time. Miyares has lost no time in acting.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: education
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Elections have consequences, and I am hopeful that that these actions are the beginning of something VERY consequential! In case anything was left out I am adding the link again here. https://www.baconsrebellion.com/wp/begun-the-college-wars-have/#more-83915
1 posted on 01/24/2022 4:30:09 AM PST by Don@VB
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To: Don@VB

FWIW I would recommend Bacon’s Rebellion as a great source of information for concerned Virginians as well as concerned Americans in general. It’s a daily “Go to” for me.


2 posted on 01/24/2022 4:39:19 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corruptsva)
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To: Don@VB

Good, I love this guy already!


3 posted on 01/24/2022 4:50:55 AM PST by jocon307
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To: Don@VB

I couldn’t agree more!


4 posted on 01/24/2022 4:59:08 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corruptsva)
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To: Don@VB
It is absolutely insane how, in Republican controlled states, these douchebags allow education to run rampant with total crap. Republicans as a lot are truly worthless.

Hopefully this is beginning to change in Virginny. Because of decades of Republican cowardice, there is alot of catch up to do.

5 posted on 01/24/2022 5:06:39 AM PST by Badboo (You know in your bones America is dying. The Uniparty isn't going to stop ‘till the carcass rots.)
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A Pandemic of Pussies.


6 posted on 01/24/2022 5:09:21 AM PST by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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To: Badboo

Because of what?

Why are you not blaming the evil, toxic, exceedingly corrupt democrats for THEIR actions ?!?


7 posted on 01/24/2022 5:16:20 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: Badboo

I can’t believe what heavy handed, authoritarian policies thus guy Tim Heaphy implemented. Good Riddance!


8 posted on 01/24/2022 5:19:55 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corruptsva)
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To: Don@VB

Did both of these schools implement vaccine mandates for incoming/continuing students?


9 posted on 01/24/2022 6:05:02 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: one guy in new jersey

I’m pretty sure all Virginia colleges imposed vaccine mandates, that’s pretty much the case everywhere.


10 posted on 01/24/2022 6:32:05 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corruptsva. )
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To: Pikachu_Dad
The point of that? That is their nature, you cannot cure/convert that. While you are helplessly raging at their latest atrocity they have already moved on to implement their next. Shiny objects to distract you.

Rather than blame, try wrath. The willingness to disembowel them and salt the ground they stand on. Blame is something your mother taught you. Victory in bloodletting was suppose to be taught to you by your father.

Until we find patriots to win a majority the destruction of virtue and life will continue under Democrats and Republicans.

11 posted on 01/24/2022 7:16:02 AM PST by Badboo (You know in your bones America is dying. The Uniparty isn't going to stop ‘till the carcass rots.)
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To: Don@VB

Laws need to be passed to begin ending the practice of discriminating against High School Graduate 1.0.

In the meantime, non-Deep-State governors need to bring discriminating state-run colleges and universities to heel. Perhaps that is part of what the new Virginia governor is up to.


12 posted on 01/24/2022 8:26:45 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Pretty much because the “evil, toxic, exceedingly corrupt democrats” have been doing exactly what any reasonable, sane person looking at the situation would EXPECT them to do, and none of the reasonable, sane people have stopped them. Until, apparently, now.

Don’t get me wrong, the dems are evil for sure, but just like any, bad behavior that gets rewarded, gets repeated.


13 posted on 01/24/2022 2:22:47 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: Badboo

I effing relish and love your post. Excellent.


14 posted on 01/24/2022 2:24:12 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: Badboo

ROFLOL. Really? You fail to see the point of accusing the perps ?!?


15 posted on 01/24/2022 4:27:30 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: drSteve78

Ah, so the reasonable and sane Mother Theresa should have stopped the evil cabal?

Heck, President Trump tried very hard. The evil, corrupt democrats impeached him twice (and did a Muller investigation for 2 years).

So did General Flynn.

So cut the crap about Republicans not fighting back !!!

Be specific on your complaints - we all know that dems run as Republicans and seek to undermine our actions.


16 posted on 01/25/2022 7:08:12 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

I have a problem with RINOS. Apparently, there must be a difference between perhaps a Southern conservative and a Northern conservative, and becomes reflected in a number of Republican space-occupying representatives that get elected that are in fact less liberal than the Democrat running against, but are not conservative at heart.

And we all have a list of RINOS in mind. Perhaps a few names different on each list, but ‘close enough for government work “.

Btw, I’m sure Mother Theresa was a saint (though I’m Lutheran by childhood education, had a great aunt Sister of the Franciscan Poor), but with God’s Grace she did everything with other people’s money. That’s from charity, not taxes.


17 posted on 01/25/2022 5:15:04 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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Added: From north central Florida for 45 working years, just now in Colorado. It’s a different world here, even on the Western Slope.
I don’t disagree that we have fighters on our side of the political fence, but there a some RepubliCANTs we could replace.


18 posted on 01/25/2022 5:19:36 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: drSteve78

Mother Theresa put a lot of ‘sweat equity’ into her efforts.

‘sweat equity’ is most certainly NOT other peoples money !


19 posted on 01/25/2022 6:50:40 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: drSteve78

News flash: A Republican has a problem with Rhino’s…
“ I have a problem with RINOS.”

You don’t say?

Who doesn’t !!!

But that is a huge leap to go from just Rhinos to ‘all Republcians’


20 posted on 01/27/2022 7:33:56 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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