Democrats assumed power over the Commonwealth of Virginia just days ago, but are already implementing radically progressive policies. In addition to a slew of new tax initiatives, they have put a target on the Virginia Military Institute, a historic military college, because the school is not enforcing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
Democrats are threatening state funding to the institution and suggesting that governance of the school be turned over to Virginia State University, a historically black university.
Cardinal News in Virginia reports:
Pair of bills would look at stripping governance, funding from VMITwo Democrats in the commonwealth’s House of Delegates have taken aim at the Virginia Military Institute.The bills follow five years of scrutiny of the culture and leadership of the public military college in Lexington. In addition, Virginia’s new governor has taken action to remake the governing board at the school after Democratic lawmakers have criticized it for being too conservative under former Gov. Glenn Youngkin.Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax County, filed a bill Wednesday that would create a task force to determine whether VMI should continue to be a state-sponsored higher education institution. A bill filed Tuesday by Del. Michael Feggans, D-Virginia Beach, would dissolve VMI’s board of visitors and put the governance of the college under Virginia State University’s board of visitors…Helmer’s bill, HB 1377, would establish a task force to determine whether VMI should remain a state-sponsored institution.In an interview Wednesday, Helmer said the task force’s charge would be twofold: to evaluate the quality of education received by cadets and to determine whether the institution is able to move past its history and “embrace an inclusive view of Virginia.”
This is very simple. Democrats have simply refused to change anything after the 2024 election. Wherever they take power, they are going to force their same policies into place. In Virginia, they will not be happy until there is a rainbow flag flying over VMI.
More from FOX News:
Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concernsVirginia Democrats in the state’s House of Delegates introduced a resolution on Tuesday that would establish a task force to investigate the Virginia Military Institute and determine if the historic military college should continue to receive funding.The move is the latest of Virginia Democrats’ efforts to reinvigorate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in the state after much of the DEI mandates and policies were revoked after President Donald Trump was elected in 2024.”This takes away from VMI, takes away from its mission,” Virginia Republican Congressman Rob Wittman told Fox News Digital. “I think that it’s harmful to the Commonwealth of Virginia, harmful to VMI as an institution, harmful to all the incredible military leaders and community leaders that have come out of VMI.”…Congressman Pat Fallon, R-TX, also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and pointed to newly elected Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger as the culprit of the threat to VMI.”Less than a month in office as governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger has shown a commitment to turning the commonwealth into California,” Fallon told Fox News Digital. “The left’s renewed focus on VMI is not intended to benefit our military.
Pay close attention to Virginia. It is being used as a model for what Democrats will do to the entire country if and when they retake power nationally.
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