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

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A Chaotic Conclusion to the 2026 Legislative Session

The WV Legislator meets for two winter months to decide on new legislation which (with the governor's signing) will make its way into law. John Doyle gives a wrap of the 2026 session and tells the sad tale that Jefferson County came away with just about nothing of consequence. And worse, the chaotic close of the session meant that even the good bills which made it to the final votes, failed to even get those votes. The clock ran out.

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?