# Virginia Governor Youngkin Wants to Kill Children (and their families)

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**Created:** [January 18, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011 "2022-01-18T18:49:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/21 "2022-01-19T08:25:26Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> Youngkin got elected by, in part, feigning that he was a relatively moderate conservative Republican, and at some distance from Trump. Upon inauguration, he became the instant bait-and-switch Trumpist governor.

Which seems electorally stupid. If you got in as a non-Trumpist, then that means Trump’s power is waning, and you probably shouldn’t attach yourself to a sinking ship.

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/22 "2022-01-19T12:03:15Z")

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But if you are a believer in whatever the modern GOP/Trumpists believe in (racism, tax cuts, maintaining power and owning the libs, apparently, then you do what you have to to get in a position of power (like lie about Roe being settled law/precedent).

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/23 "2022-01-19T13:30:43Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> Youngkin has no authority to overturn a statutory requirement through his executive orders.

All he needs is to embolden maskhole parents to aggressively get up in the grill of any school authority that decides to follow the law and not the Governor’s orders, shouting “it says CDC _recommends!_ that means it’s not mandatory!”.

Leading to takeover of the School Boards next time they come around. Or maybe even the setting up of “Freedom Schools” as an alternate to the general public ones, and then seeking to divest the latter (hey, Virginia was among the states that did try that back in the early desegregation days)

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/24 "2022-01-19T14:04:48Z")

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> [@JRDelirious](#):
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> Or maybe even the setting up of “Freedom Schools” as an alternate to the general public ones,

That would make it easier for employers to know who not to hire.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/25 "2022-01-19T14:42:13Z")

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> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> That would make it easier for employers to know who not to hire.

No, that would make it easier to pressure local employers to fold when demands are made from these same groups.

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**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011/26 "2022-01-19T18:53:54Z")

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Ah… good ol’ Georgetown Prep; alma mater of Rapey Brett.

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