Morris Meyer to Deliver Climate Project Speech At GMU

As we previously mentioned, Morris Meyer was recently selected to take part in Al Gore’s Global Climate program. This ultimately means that he has been certified to deliver a Climate Project presentation, which is similar to what the one Gore gave in his Academy Award nominated documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”

It is as a result of receiving this honor that Morris will be delivering a Climate Project presentation at George Mason University on March 7. The event will take place at 8pm in Room F on the 3rd Floor of the Johnson Center and is open to students as well as the general public.

In addition to the importance of participating in discussion about the environment, I believe this event goes to show how Morris believes it is important to include today’s youth in discussions about the important issues.

For more information about the event, please email info@morrismeyer.com.

Tim Hugo Joins Extreme Right Wing of Republican Party

After the results of the last few elections, Virginia has received national attention for becoming one of the more moderate states in the country. That is especially true in Northern Virginia. Nonetheless, there are some lawmakers in the General Assembly who simply do not seem to recognize this pattern and continue to promote an ultra-conservative, right-wing agenda.

Unfortunately for the residents of the 40th House of Delegates district, Delegate Tim Hugo was one of the delegates who decided to vote against the wishes of many of his constituents by supporting the EXTREME right of the Republican Party. On Monday, Hugo voted in support of HB 2797 which stated “That life begins at the moment of fertilization and the right to enjoyment of life guaranteed by Article 1, § 1 of the Constitution of Virginia is vested in each born and preborn human being from the moment of fertilization.”

There are intelligent people throughout the Commonwealth who are opposed to abortion and their opinions should be taken into consideration whenever abortion is debated. This measure, however, was so extreme that it went well beyond simply banning abortion as a method of birth control. For instance, the bill would have resulted in abortions being illegal even if the life or health of the mother was at risk or the mother was raped. Furthermore, the wording of this bill would have also made some types of birth control illegal.

Thankfully, the majority of Virginia’s lawmakers — including some lawmakers who do not approve of abortion — realized that this bill was not representative of the views held by Virginians. Therefore, the bill was not passed by the House of Delegates.

So, one might ask, why is a bill that did not pass the House of Delegates worth mentioning? The answer is quite simple — it illustrates how Tim Hugo is willing to support an ultra-conservative agenda that is so far out of the norm that even some anti-choice Republicans shy away from it. When that is combined with the fact that Virginia has now become a moderate state, it goes to show why Tim Hugo should not be re-elected next November.