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… on HR 2082 to a small paper in Southside, The Southside Messenger. For those of you who have not memorized the actual legislation behind Congressional bill numbers, HR 2082 was the law that prohibited torture, including waterboarding. The President vetoed it, and the House was trying to override the veto.

Goode, of course, voted against. Here is why, in his own words:

Some people don’t understand how this works. We vote on the entire bill, not on each page. I decide if the package is best for Southside Virginia and vote in the interest of Southside.

I have often suspected Virgil did not care about us up here in the C’ville area or vote in our interests, but it is still surprising to hear him confirm it.