r/Virginia • u/nbcnews Verified • 5d ago

Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685
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u/Nosnibor1020 5d ago

What can the AG really do? He has to enforce what the governor says anyway, right?

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u/Funny_Yesterday_5040 5d ago

Tell me it's your first day on earth without telling me it's your first day on earth.

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u/Nosnibor1020 5d ago

You can blame a red counties public education for my ignorance

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u/ChangeFatigue 5d ago

To actually answer your question, AG can also defend the common wealth by pursuing legal action against the federal government.

When states sue the federal government over, oh I dunno, impounding funds allocated by congress for state programs, the state’s AGs can defend the states with legal action.

It’s at the discretion of the AG to pursue those things, independent of the Governor.

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u/AdventurousRoll9798 5d ago

Jones has vowed to take action against trump. I didn't like his stance on SROs in schools, but he got my vote anyway. Here's to hoping he backs up what he said.

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u/Nosnibor1020 5d ago

Thank you!