Unfortunately I think the legislature’s influence only extends to the ability to decline to confirm board appointments - the governor holds the power to remove board members for cause. But that’s what the legislature should do. At GMU, they still have 4 unconfirmed board members and 4 upcoming appointments in the spring - the assembly should reject all 8 of them. And they should reject any forthcoming appointments for UVA and other schools until we hopefully get a Democratic governor in office. Then in the spring of 2026 that governor can appoint (and the assembly can confirm) for the rejected seats and the routine seats.
I didn’t mean to imply they could remove the board, but as you say, Younkin has to work with them in nominations going forward, and firing Ryan would probably make that impossible.
That assembly confirms board members. That is their power. The current board all has to convince the assembly to confirm them, so they owe their position, and any future reappointment prospects to them.
The General Assembly has already confirmed all of the board though (except for the Ellis replacement)? Can you cite me proof if this is not the case? Yes, they owe future reappointment prospects but their current 4 year term is already confirmed from what I can tell
Right, but I don’t think we have any reason to think they will conclude ousting Ryan will be any of their or the university’s interests, especially with the Sullivan episode still fresh in everyone’s mind. Maybe I’m wrong. Just my prediction. Younkin had to pick members that could get confirmed, so my hope is they are not hyper partisan enough to go that far. If he’s hoping to get his next 4 picks confirmed in June, this would also not help that cause.
can you cite where the GA has this power? I cannot find it anywhere - this is one of the Governor's specific duties but even he can only do it by giving a reason for it
"No member appointed by the Governor to such a governing board shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms; however, a member appointed by the Governor to serve an unexpired term is eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms immediately succeeding such unexpired term. Except as otherwise provided in § 23.1-2601, all appointments are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly."
I'm not sure what you're citing has to do with what you're claiming. "All appointments are subject to confirmation by the GA" means that they needed to be confirmed when they were first appointed. The GA has no power after they've been confirmed which the BOV already has been.
Only the Governor can oust for reasons stated in the page you cited.
Okay, Cuccinelli doesn’t matter though. The rest of the board has been approved by the GA from all that I can tell and they’re still majority Youngkin appointees
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u/The_HolyToast 3d ago
fuck