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You guys are such fuckin' beauties. Beauties with the sauces.
The letter explicitly fires him though. He can't really decline. (Given the statement, I'm assuming he was offered the opportunity to resign, declined to take it and was fired but I have no information to support that assumption)
HERE HERE!
The Governor that signed an illegal redistricting law that was overturned by VA SC didnt have a hand in the drafting of the SCOTUS appeal.....c'mon man!
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Must have been some UVA lawyers....amiright????
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Carini just lost 10-9. Melvin won 8-6. Seidel won 12-1
He already came out and said he won't resign.....
Oh, I fully agree. When the first response is "I'm not going anywhere" though, feels like we're in for a bit of a ride.
Interesting who Baine's political contributions went to in 2025. Also go ahead and look at Dominion Energy's Political and Corporate Contributions. Both are of Public Record.
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when was the last time you had your blood
Czech-ed?
I think there will be more narrative-y leaks/dicussions around this over the next few weeks...
Honestly, I hope not. As long as there is mudslinging back and forth, this is going to look bad for VT. I'd rather that not be the case.
Would it be better for us, people watching from the outside with an interest in the outcomes here, to get more details? Sure. I'm clearly curious.
So am I. But I still recognize that it's better for this to quickly, quietly, go away.
Being publicly removed and humiliated is considered "harm"; proving intent will be the difficult part.
As someone with Czech blood. "Czechia" is such a lame "rebranding".
Am I reading this right? Have all our wrestlers won so far?
Thanks for the reply!!
I didn't watch that game so it's a little hard for me to comment on it. I don't know how Belgium was defending (maybe they were intentionally in a low block?) At the end of the day, Belgium scored 5 goals and the US had 4 shots on target. Friendlies are always a bit hard to gauge since both teams are usually tinkering and the players aren't always taking it very seriously(especially if you're on the team that is perceived to be the stronger of the two). I don't think there's anything wrong with Poch tinkering - it's a meaningless friendly, after all. (But, that means it was meaningless for Belgium too - they also made wholesale changes and still won 5-2). It makes a lot of sense, in a friendly, to give your squad depth players an entire half to play.
If both squads were at full strength in a meaningful game, I think Belgium wins 9 times out of 10 and it's not very close. The US may have been front footed but they didn't create the chances. Sometimes a team will sit in a low block and it'll look like the other team is attacking but they don't generate chances. Does that make the team that was sitting in the low block bad because they were pinned back? Or does that mean the low block was effective? The US scored first. But after that, it was an onslaught. Belgium scored like 6 minutes later to level it before half and then scored 4 more goals to make it 5-1 before the US managed to find the net again, at the end of the game.
This case it would be more like the general tkp population saying: Which ones? Which guidelines did HE violate?
Mods response: He knows, and communications have been sent.
You are assuming that he doesn't know how he violated the code and that no further communications or correspondence has been offered from one party to the other. Perfect case is that he was asked to resign...but THAT piece of correspondence hasn't shown up. Maybe other things will show up in time. Maybe he was told, in detail, what they believe he violated. Maybe Spanberger wielded her power and the position was at-will and she can do what she likes. (This is the case with many municipal engineers and planners that we work with. They can be terminated at any time.) Maybe she hasn't proven it to you, but who are the royal YOU in all of this? A non-party. We all are. (Except Guitarman...)
as much as that would suck, I don't think there's anything stopping the mods from banning me in that hypothetical. I could piss and moan about it but that's about it. I'd have no real recourse.
I'm not saying that I like or agree with the removal. I'm not saying that I like or agree with Spanberger. I'm not saying that I like or agree with the way the code is written. I just think your original interpretation of the way the law was written missed the mark. Yes, the Governor must give a reason. No, that reason doesn't have to satisfy the voting public, as the Governor is the "sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal"
Spanberger gave a reason (Rocovich violated two separate codes of conduct/ethics, and was not acting in the best interest of the institution). If the Governor is satisfied with the sufficiency of the cause for removal there's not much we can do about it. I won't argue the merits of the reason. But there is a reason given and that is all that was required.
All that said, I totally get where you're coming from. I want to know more before I have a fully formed opinion on the matter. I wish there was more meat on the bone. I want to know the specific reason just as much as the next guy. But the law, for whatever reason, doesn't require that. So this is what we're stuck with. IIWII
I see your point. I just think it's a circular argument. Like when you read a complaint that just sets out the elements of a cause of action without any specific factual allegations to establish those elements. I agree she has broad/sole discretion. But I dont think she's met her very minimal burden.
HYPO/ANALOGY:
Mods: VPIhokieME is banned from TKP, effective immediately.
HokieME: on what basis?
Mods: You violated the community guidelines.
HokieME: which ones? Which guideline(s) did I violate?
Mods: We're not telling. Have a nice life.
Adding people to the committee was just a superficial move when he was running an end around to the entire process. Really it was just a rather weak CYA type of move making it seem like he was not motivated by politics and personal preferences
We also beat Michigan in a bowl game
NY6 bowl game, TYVM.
Did no one want it or was enough people on the board conveniently convinced to not want it therefore leaving him totally by coincidence as the only one who wants it?
Konopka is into the semis with a pin
I have no problem with Youngkin appointees and allies serving on the BoV and potentially as Rector. I have objections to the theoretical appointment of an unqualified person as President. Regardless if you liked Sands or not, he had the educational background and experience for the position.
Yeah, but we beat anOSU when they won the national title. We also beat Michigan in a bowl game as Danny Coale caught that ball.
Hopefully the days of ass are over for Virginia Tech football.
Basketball....I'm not really hopeful.