Entries by Neal Barkus

Delegate Bill Ridenour is Untethered to Reality

/in /by

Jenny Thacker (D) and William Ridenour (R), opponents for the WV Delegate seat for District 100, held a debate on August 10. Each candidate stated their opinions on issues critical to Jefferson County. Ridenour, as the incumbent, had to defend many of his bad legislative decisions from reasonable questions directed at him by the audience and by Jenny. Neal Barkus in reporting the facts of the debate points out Ridenour’s ignorance of facts as well as his slurs on our neighboring states.

Trump’s Demand for State Voter Lists Has Hit a Wall – For Now

/in /by

It’s not a secret that the Trump administration is hyping the voting rights issue in order to yank the right to vote for those it wants to believe are voting illegally. This position tries to cast doubt on the state governments’ Constitutional authority to manage and to protect voting from abuse. Neal Barkus details the position courts have taken to make sure the Federal government does not usurp this important state right. West Virginia has sued to keep it so.