the va legislators do not have a strong enough majority in the senate to override the governor's veto of any legislation put on his desk.
Could they defund any monies for paying the personnel? Not really imho, as that would require a line item in a budget proposal which the governor would not accept. Best that could be expected would be to hang up the entire budget process - lock down the state to not being able to spend any money at they end of the fiscal year.
Sure such would be dramatic and irritate the governor, who would spin it to say that the pro gun reps were penalizing the entire state (all virginians) over one issue.
Would our elected representatives be willing to go to wall over this? I think some would, but don't have much hope that a strong bipartisan effort will be forthcoming - that is what it would take.
It is worth noting that the governor and bloomy may have just given us
the incentive that we need to join all liberty minded people in va - a gift if you will. The people are angry, boiling hot angry! I see ocers, ccers, hunters, reloaders, mom & pop private citizen getting ramrod stiff backbones. The governor has insulted/harmed the very people he was elected to represent. I expect the backlash to be worse than a public flogging.
can mcauliffe take the pressure?