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By Baxter

Funny how a local special election in a bellwether county in a purple state can bring out the Democrats, post-Trump. Despite being outspent by Republicans six to one, Democrat Jacqueline Smith was elected Circuit Court Clerk in Prince William County yesterday.

We cats are thrilled about this for two reasons. One is that as we are about to exchange our residency in Virginia for New York, voting for Jacqueline Smith was almost literally the last thing we did before heading out of town. And, second, since the PWC Republicans are disgustingly Trump-y and anti-Muslim (just like their national party these days), it feels good to smack them down.

And of course the reason we had this special election in the first place is because Republican Michele McQuigg — who refused to fire her deputy clerk after he made Muslim-phobic remarks in 2014 — checked out in February. No word on whether yesterday's results left her spinning in her grave.

So as we settle into our new home in the Empire State, we'd like to salute good old PWC and say thanks for the memories. Not to mention sending us out on a good note! We cats PURR.

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
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that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff135371.html

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff135371