EDITORIAL_ Democrats' rules come back to bite them in Virginia

WASHINGTON EXAMINER


EDITORIAL

Democrats' rules come back to bite them in Virginia

by Washington Examiner 
February 06, 2019 03:25 PM


Democrats control all three statewide offices in Virginia’s government. By their own rules, all three men occupying those positions should resign immediately.

Ralph Northam in the 1980s, as an adult, smeared on blackface at least once. His medical school yearbook page also includes a picture of a Klansman posing with someone in blackface. One or the other man may be Northam, although he denies it.

When this came to light, Democratic officials nationwide called on Northam to resign. It was nearly unanimous. For some, the yearbook photo was the trigger. For others, it was the bizarre press conference in which Northam admitted wearing blackface on a separate occasion to play Michael Jackson at a party.

This was 35 years ago, and Northam has apologized. But forgiveness is not part of today’s progressive moralism, certainly not forgiveness when it comes to offenses by members of a privileged group against members of a less privileged group.

The Democrats' clear rule is that if you wore blackface three decades ago, even if you apologize for it and have no more recent record of racism or gross racial insensitivity, you can’t hold statewide office.

This is relevant because the third man in line for governor of Virginia is Attorney General Mark Herring. Herring, as white Virginia Democrats tend to do, donned blackface in the early 1980s. Herring also wore a wig and “dressed like rappers.” This was caught on camera.

There is no argument that requires Northam to resign but allows Herring to stay in office. There is certainly no way, by Democratic rules, that Herring could be allowed to ascend to the governorship. Why are we talking about the attorney general ascending to the governorship?

Because by the Democrats’ rules, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who is next in line to the governorship, must also resign.

Fairfax has been accused of sexual assault. Vanessa Tyson,...

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We have no doubt the Democrats discomfort will prompt them to rethink their cruel, ridiculous, and illiberal rules about evidence and due process. If it does, we will welcome it, so long as the change of heart lasts.

But there is not much reason to expect that.

Hypocrisy generally finds a way.

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