We know you’ve enjoyed the play by play of what’s happened to Senator Ken Cuccinelli’s (R-37, Fairfax) legislation to provide an opportunity for Virginians to show their support for life by purchasing “Choose Life” license plates. Monies earned from these plates would help fund qualifying pregnancy resource centers throughout the Commonwealth.
This legislation is still steaming ahead, and so far has continued to eek by every obstacle. The concept, first introduced as SB 801, originally looked like it had met its fate in the Senate Transportation Committee, but then, through skilled parliamentary know-how on the part of Senator Cuccinelli, it was revived on the Senate floor, by amending it into SB 817 by a vote of 20-19.
Watch the floor debate below:
Go, Ken – thank you for supporting the life-protective work of our Virginia CPC’s by supporting this Choose Life license plates bill – that’s protecting Virginia’s future:)!
Please support SB817. Thank you for your time and help.
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[...] to provide an opportunity for Virginians to show their support for life by purchasing “Choose Life” license plates (see Senate floor debate here). Money earned from these plates would help fund qualifying pregnancy resource centers throughout [...]
[...] The question now is, will the governor veto it anyway, and try to convince enough members in one chamber to sustain it or, the more likely, amend the bill without the Choose Life plate provision and see if he can get both chambers to go along? Friendly persuasion never hurts. But right now, it’s time to relish a great victory through a lot of hard work by a lot of people — and some smart legislating by certain lawmakers (see video here). [...]
[...] of the revenue raised by the purchase of these plates would be sent to pregnancy resource centers. You may have seen the Senate floor debate video (here) in which Senator Ken Cuccinelli (R-37, Cent… added the Choose Life amendment, kept up with the bill through our previous e-mail alerts, or [...]