Cuccinelli Redefining Role of Virginia AG?
February 23, 2010 by Cato
Filed under Conservatism, Virginia, Virginia Politics
Bob Holsworth at Virginia Tomorrow argues that Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli is redefining the office’s role, much like Jim Gilmore did during his term as AG. Holsworth defines the new “Cuccinelli doctrine”:
It is the job of the Virginia Attorney General to identify and counter instances where the federal government may be unconstitutionally or illegally extending authority over the states.
Interesting. While I question whether or not this redefinition will have the political legs of Gilmore’s move of making the AG “Virginia’s Top Cop”, Cuccinelli’s recent actions on behalf of the Commonwealth regarding states’ rights and federal mandates is more substantively important. In a short period of time Cuccinelli is proving himself to be a conservative’s conservative.
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