In Virginia—Change We Can Believe In

Newly elected Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares both hit the ground running following their swearing in. This in part from both thegatewaypundit.com and thegatewaypundit.com.

Virginia Governor Youngkin, Virginia’s 74th Governor and the first Republican governor in over 10 years, signed 11 Executive Actions on his first day in office, Saturday, including Banning CRT, Ending Vaccine Mandates, and Ending School Mask Mandates, and he withdrew Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Youngkin defeated dirty Clintonite Terry McAuliffe in November as Republicans nearly swept the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.

Critical race theory and concerns about safety in schools was the top issue for Virginia voters in November after a female high school student was raped in a girl’s bathroom by a ‘transgender’ boy wearing a skirt.

“Parents should have a say in what is taught in school,” Youngkin said during his inauguration speech to a standing ovation. “To parents, I say we respect you.”

Here is a list of the executive actions, via WFIR.

Executive Orders:

• Executive Order Number One delivers on his Day One promise to restore excellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number One.
• Executive Order Number Two delivers on his Day One promise to empower Virginia parents in their children’s education and upbringing by allowing parents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Two.
• Executive Order Number Three delivers on his Day One promise to restore integrity and confidence in the Parole Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Three.
• Executive Order Number Four delivers on his Day One promise to investigate wrongdoing in Loudoun County.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Four.
• Executive Order Number Five delivers on his Day One promise to make government work for Virginians by creating the Commonwealth Chief Transformation Officer.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Five.
• Executive Order Number Six delivers on his Day One promise to declare Virginia open for business.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Six.
• Executive Order Number Seven delivers on his Day One promise to combat and prevent human trafficking and provide support to survivors.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Seven.
• Executive Order Number Eight delivers on his Day One promise to establish a commission to combat antisemitism.  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Eight.
• Executive Order Number Nine delivers on his Day One promise to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  Read the full text of Executive Order Number Nine.

• Executive Directive Number One delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to jumpstart our economy by cutting job killing regulations by 25 percent.  Read the full text of Executive Directive Number One.
• Executive Directive Number Two delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to restore individual freedoms and personal privacy by rescinding the vaccine mandate for all state employees.  Read the full text of Executive Directive Number Two.

The above-listed Executive Actions in total were a pleasant surprise to many Americans.

Virginia’s new Attorney General Jason Miyares began his new duties by firing 30 staff members and announcing major investigations within hours of taking office.

Mr. Miyares is already cleaning house—he announced investigations into the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County Schools.

“One of the reasons Virginians get so fed up with government is the lack of transparency—and that’s a big issue here,” Miyares wrote.

“The Virginia Parole Board broke the law when they let out murders, rapists, and cop killers early on their sentences without notifying the victims. Loudoun County Public Schools covered up a sexual assault on school grounds for political gain, leading to an additional assault of a young girl.”

Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas claimed Miyares fired the entire Civil Rights division, however, the AG’s spokesperson said only two staffers from that division were let go on Saturday.

“There are 12 individuals who work in the Office of Civil Rights—only two personnel changes were made,” Miyares spokesperson Victoria LaCivita said.

Miyares will reportedly be prosecuting criminal cases in jurisdictions where Soros DAs declined to prosecute.

This is certainly good news for the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia. And it is change we can believe in.

God speed Governor Youngkin and Attorney General Miyares.