{"id":1667749,"date":"2026-03-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667749"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:00:00","slug":"virginia-democrats-move-to-require-teaching-jan-6th-as-an-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/virginia-democrats-move-to-require-teaching-jan-6th-as-an-insurrection\/1667749\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Democrats Move To Require Teaching Jan. 6th As An “Insurrection”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia Democrats Move To Require Teaching Jan. 6th As An “Insurrection”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jonathan Turley,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia Democrats are moving to require teachers to tell students that Jan. 6th was an \u201cinsurrection\u201d and effectively bar them from referencing \u201cpeaceful protests\u201d or election irregularities. <\/strong>The characterization of the riot as an insurrection is historically and legally false. However, any parents who want to send their children to Virginia public schools would have to accept this form of indoctrination as part of their children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n

In the last election, Democrats campaigned as moderates,<\/strong> including Abigail Spanberger.<\/p>\n

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Once in control of the Governor\u2019s mansion and the legislature, however, they have moved quickly to the far left in a flurry of measures.\u00a0<\/strong>Democratic legislators just voted themselves\u00a0almost a 300% increase<\/a>\u00a0in salaries.\u00a0\u00a0They will need it. They are moving to increase taxes on ride shares, concerts, counseling, leaf blowers, Amazon deliveries, DoorDash, Uber Eats, ammunition, and other areas.<\/p>\n

However, HB 333, drafted by\u00a0Del. Dan I. Helmer<\/a>\u00a0of Fairfax, raises serious concerns over academic freedom and free speech.<\/p>\n

The summary of the bill\u00a0mandates<\/a>\u00a0\u201ca program of instruction on or relating to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol\u201d and further:<\/p>\n

\u201cprohibits any such program of instruction, any accompanying curriculum or instructional materials, or any instruction provided by a teacher as a part of such program of instruction from (i) describing, portraying, or presenting as credible a description or portrayal of the actions precipitating or involved in the January 6, 2021, insurrection as peaceful protest or (ii) stating, suggesting, or presenting as credible a statement or suggestion that there was extensive election fraud that could have changed or actually changed the results of the 2020 presidential election. The bill requires any such program of instruction, any accompanying curriculum or instructional materials, or any instruction provided by a teacher as a part of such program of instruction to describe the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol as an unprecedented, violent attack on U.S. democratic institutions, infrastructure, and representatives for the purpose of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after Jan. 6th, I condemned the riot but\u00a0rejected the argument<\/a>\u00a0that this was an insurrection. However, it soon became part of an orthodoxy in politics and academia despite the fact that\u00a0the public rejected it<\/a>. As former House Speaker Pelosi declared, \u201cIt is essential that we preserve the narrative of January 6th<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet, \u201cinsurrection\u201d and \u201csedition\u201d are legal terms. They have a meaning.<\/strong> The FBI investigated thousands after January 6th and charged hundreds. Not one was charged with insurrection or conspiracy to overthrow the country. The\u00a0vast majority are charged with relatively minor offenses<\/a>\u00a0of trespass or unlawful entry or property damage- the type of charges that are common in protests and riots.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Supreme Court\u00a0effectively reduced<\/a>\u00a0many of the charges to mere trespass in later litigation, rejecting obstruction claims.<\/p>\n

Faced with a collapsing historical and legal narrative, Democrats are now moving to simply indoctrinate students that this was an \u201cinsurrection.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notably, Helmer is running again for Congress after Democrats, with the support of Gov. Spanberger, moved to reduce Republicans in the state (which is divided down the middle between the parties) to just one of eleven districts through gerrymandering.<\/p>\n

Helmer is running in one of the most notorious new districts, called the \u201clobster\u201d or the \u201cscorpion,\u201d because it runs from the Potomac River in Arlington southwestward, then splits\u00a0into two \u201cclaws\u201d toward the West Virginia line near Rawley Springs and Goochland and Powhatan.<\/p>\n

In my book,\u00a0Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution<\/a>, I discuss the radicalization of the American left. While many on the left advocate censoring \u201cdisinformation,\u201d they are far less circumspect in\u00a0promulgating their own disinformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Likewise, where Democrats have objected to the pressure put on universities for greater diversity of viewpoints as an attack on academic freedom, these Democrats see no problem in mandating the teaching of positions that are demonstrably false.<\/p>\n

Here, Rep. Helmer and other Democrats are mandating the teaching of a false narrative to children rather than simply relying on public debate. The reason is that they are losing the debate over the characterization of this riot as an actual insurrection.<\/p>\n

This, and other moves on the left, will only accelerate the exodus of families from public education.<\/strong> Notably, Fairfax County (which Helmer represents) has seen a\u00a0sharp fall in enrollments<\/a>\u00a0in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 03\/06\/2026 – 13:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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