A right-wing activist is calling for Virginia to be broken in half. Not to be confused with West Virginia.
The concept was flirted with by Mark Meckler, a right-wing activist and president of the Convention of States Foundation, following the GOP setbacks at the ballot box in the Commonwealth. He was disheartened by what he sees as “Washington D.C. spilling out all over northern Virginia."
“If you want my opinion, Virginia should be split into two states," he said during an episode of "The BattleCry: Participate in Project POTUS", and first reported by Right Wing Watch.
"Culturally, geographically, politically, it’s really North Virginia and South Virginia, and I would feel way more at home in South Virginia.”
He, again, didn't cite West Virginia.
He then hedged: "I don't think that's going to happen, but I think that's what you're seeing in Virginia, so the trend may be blue."
Despite the recent victories by the Democrats in Virginia, Meckler clarifies that next year will be a different story.
"I don't think this portends anything for the coming elections in 2024."
The Convention of States Foundation's mandate is "to bring power back to the states and the people, where it belongs," but it calls for an Article V convention and a reverse of "115 years of progressivism." He argues unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., shouldn’t be allowed to make sweeping decisions that impact millions of Americans.
The movement notes that Article V of the U.S. Constitution "gives states the power to call a convention to propose amendments."
It adds: "It takes 34 states to call the convention and 38 to ratify any amendments that are proposed.
"Our convention would only allow the states to discuss amendments that, 'limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints, and place term limits on federal officials.'"
