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The Committee of Nine was a group of conservative political leaders in Virginia, led by Alexander H. H. Stuart, following the American Civil War, when Virginia was required to adopt a new Constitution acknowledging the abolition of slavery before its readmission into the Union. They engineered the federal and state political machinery so that ...
The Conservative Party of Virginia was a United States political party in the state of Virginia during the second half of 19th century. It centered on opposition to Reconstruction . [ 1 ] During its history, the party was successful in electing six congressmen to the U.S. House of Representatives , all during the 41st Congress .
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like all other state constitutions , it is supreme over Virginia's laws and acts of government, though it may be superseded by the United States ...
billionaire donor to conservative organizations [143] Sheldon Adelson: 1933–2021 billionaire donor to conservative political candidates [144] Jerry Falwell: 1933–2007 televangelist [145] [146] Charles G. Koch: 1935– billionaire industrialist and donor to conservative organizations and candidates [141] [147] Foster Friess: 1940–2021
The 1851 Constitution increased terms to four years [4] and made the office elected by the people, rather than the legislature. [5] The commencement of the Governor's term was moved to the first day in February by the 1902 Constitution, [6] and then to the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January by the 1971 and current Constitution. [7]
(The Center Square) – Three amendments are one step closer in a long journey to being enshrined in the Virginia Constitution after passing the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate paved the way to ...
Christopher Y. Thomas of Henry County proposed a compromise, to simply assert Article VI. of the U.S. Constitution for Virginia's Bill of Rights, Section 2, that "the Constitution of the United States, and the laws of Congress passed in pursuance thereof, constitute the supreme law of the land, to which paramount allegiance and obedience are ...
The Virginia chapter of the NAACP and five students filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the school board in Shenandoah County after the six-person body approved a proposal restoring the names ...