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Northam pardons Virginia Sen. Joe Morrissey for relationship with underage law firm receptionist
Washington Examiner ^ | Jan 15 | by Asher Notheis

Posted on 01/15/2022 9:30:21 AM PST by RandFan

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued an eleventh-hour pardon to state Sen. Joe Morrissey, who was convicted in 2014 for a misdemeanor count over a relationship with a 17-year-old receptionist at his law firm who later became his wife.

Morrissey, who like Northam is a Democrat, said he learned of the simple pardon Thursday after he sent a petition at the end of November.

Morrissey, now 64, left his seat in the House of Delegates eight years ago after being convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He won reelection as an independent in a special election a short time later and spent nights in jail while working during the day in the General Assembly as part of a work-release sentence.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; blackface; cheesepizza; epstein; glennyoungkin; joemorrissey; maxwell; pedophile; ralphnortham; terrymcauliffe; virginia; winsomesears
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To: reg45

Check out “Violation” by “the Rods”. (DIO Cousin)

starts with “I didn’t know that she was only 17”


21 posted on 01/15/2022 10:38:24 AM PST by Revel
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To: ping jockey

Agreed, but what about the stepbrother who rapes his step-sister who is only slightly younger? It’s problematic when the laws try to to draw the line on a specific age or an age difference. But you know what should be charged when you see it.


22 posted on 01/15/2022 10:38:28 AM PST by bigbob
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To: TexasGator

They may be confusing the age of majority (when you can vote) and age of consent. In New York, the age of consent (used to be) 17. In some states it’5 15. If he had done the same thing in New York, there would not even have been a crime.


23 posted on 01/15/2022 10:39:47 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: bigbob
It’s problematic when the laws try to to draw the line on a specific age or an age difference.

You have to draw the line somewhere, or else you will have people having sex with 10 year olds.

24 posted on 01/15/2022 10:41:55 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: RandFan

She was 17, he was 56.

Stupid girl. He’s almost 40 yrs older. Fell for a smooth talking older man.

My mother gave me a real ‘sit down’ talkin to when I turned 16, warning me that there were smooth talkin girls, even 20 and 30 something women that pursued young guys.

By following her advice, I patiently looked for the right girl. Thanks to Mom, the 21 yr old that I married (I was 24) has been marvelous for over 4 decades.


25 posted on 01/15/2022 10:43:18 AM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: RandFan

at the risk of drawing the ire of some....and I’m one who has based Governor Blackface quite a bit....I don’t have a problem with this pardon. She was 17 and they got married and have been married for years. This is one of those situations that probably should have just been allowed to let pass without charges.


26 posted on 01/15/2022 10:43:41 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: ping jockey
I am lifelong friends with a couple that got caught parking as high schoolers.

When I was 18, a friend's girlfriend's 15-year-old friend hopped in the backseat of his car, where I was sitting, and had her clothes off, unprompted, before I could "consent". Nothing further happened.

27 posted on 01/15/2022 11:02:37 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: FLT-bird
This is one of those situations that probably should have just been allowed to let pass without charges.

Probably would have if they hadn't blasted out the "news" on social media.

28 posted on 01/15/2022 11:04:27 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: RandFan

17 is hardly pedophila

I hate how the true meaning of that word has been destroyed


30 posted on 01/15/2022 11:07:08 AM PST by wardaddy (Do we really think a culture vested in transgenderism can defeat 6000 years of mankind so easily...)
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To: reg45

Jim Croce had something to say about this subject.
https://youtu.be/zljYVfHdAOE


31 posted on 01/15/2022 11:08:11 AM PST by oldvirginian (So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?)
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To: frank ballenger

Arabs and both American and Hindi Indians most likely demo to engage in sis love


32 posted on 01/15/2022 11:08:38 AM PST by wardaddy (Do we really think a culture vested in transgenderism can defeat 6000 years of mankind so easily...)
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To: ping jockey

Back in 1960, a whole lot of guys had their lives disrupted because of something like that:

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/suzi-at-yale-2


33 posted on 01/15/2022 11:10:32 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: j.havenfarm

Yes a mindless swipe that is still practiced today in government and some churches. It’s just not as open as it used to be.

Consider Las Vegas, BLM, Antifa as opposed to Jan 6th alleged insurrection. Someone is paying indulgences and don’t be so blind to think churches don’t do the same. They do it all the time whether called priests or pastors or mullahs or gurus.

Far be it for mere serfs to be able to afford such forgiveness from governors and popes


34 posted on 01/15/2022 11:19:04 AM PST by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: j.havenfarm

The word you’re looking for here is ‘pederasty’.


35 posted on 01/15/2022 12:08:08 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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To: RandFan

I ve been thinking, was Northam ever on Epstein Island. I suspect he was, but that’s just me. I have no proof. He certainly was nothing but a tool as Governor. What ever some wanted he gave them. He never showed at any time that he was in control or had a backbone.


36 posted on 01/15/2022 1:11:48 PM PST by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: \/\/ayne

Was this the same girl he sent to Georgia and bought her a house ? She was black, or was this another one ? The one that went to Georgia had a child by him I believe. I believe he had 3 children out of wedlock but supposedly supported them all.


37 posted on 01/15/2022 1:16:06 PM PST by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: MercyFlush

I thought that, but it’s incorrect because the underage partner is female. I don’t know if there’s a corresponding word
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pederasty


38 posted on 01/15/2022 1:20:29 PM PST by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Karliner

Fortunately torturing metaphors isn’t a violation of the Geneva Convention or you’d be before the International Court of Justice at this moment. The reason why your metaphor doesn’t work, to go back to your original post, is that BLM, Antifa, deep staters, and democrat leaders don’t have to do anything like paying money to get their favored treatment. They pretty much don’t even need to ask for favored treatment. Just being a member of one of the protected groups is enough, and the benefit goes to those people whether they have wealth or not


39 posted on 01/15/2022 3:56:11 PM PST by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: RandFan

YES!! THE PEDO PARTY!!! DEMOCRATS ARE EVIL!


40 posted on 01/15/2022 4:23:59 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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