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For Spanberger, It’s ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’

It’s only been a few months into Abigail Spanberger’s administration, and already I’m growing weary of this. Here we are again in a scenario too similar to issues that dogged Gov. Glenn Youngkin during the previous four years.

On several occasions, as is his right and responsibility as governor, Youngkin appointed people to empty seats on various boards of universities, including the University of Virginia, George Mason University and Virginia Military Institute. Each time, the Virginia Senate threw a fit, saying that it had rejected all 14 of Youngkin’s board picks in a June committee vote.

In July, Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Jonathan D. Frieden ordered the removal of eight of Youngkin’s appointees, ruling that the legislature’s authority to confirm or reject gubernatorial appointees should be protected.

Now, here we are again, as Spanberger, without so much as an explanation, creates her own opening on the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech by showing the rector, John G. Rocovich Jr., the door. Her reason? An unspecified violation of the Code of Conduct.

On top of that, she appoints Edward H. Baine, the president of Dominion Energy Virginia, to serve as rector of Virginia Tech for the next year.

Hue and cry from the Virginia General Assembly? Hardly. If you listen closely, you can hear the crickets in the background.

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