Posts that broadly address the issue of voting and legislative power.

Becoming Mean, Becoming Great

MAGA and the Republican control over government in West Virginia and Jefferson County is not paving a way for us to achieve the greatness that MAGA claims to lay. Jim Bauman considers the consequences of following MAGA methods of control, methods which have been used historically to suppress and oppress. We need to vote ourselves in legislators who are led by the humanitarian principles of our Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

Tending to Our Democracy

The Constitution is clear on who sets the rules for who can vote, but the states set the regulations for how voting takes place. Neal Barkus argues that West Virginia Republicans are changing voting rules to conform to the demands of the Federal government. WV does not have a voting integrity problem, so why are we making it harder for our citizens to vote?

Who and What Are Our Delegates Fighting For?

Two Jefferson County delegates have proposed in House Bill 5477 in the 2026 legislative session that all law enforcement agencies in the state must cooperate with ICE. Jim Bauman argues that this position, given ICE's brutal history to date of ignoring the basic human rights of people, is not healthy for our communities. The question is why haven't these elected representatives listened to their constituents?