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

“Unitary Executive:” Code for Autocracy

The term "unitary executive" has come to be interpreted as a license for presidents and governors to do things on their own. Instead of submitting to our Constitutional framework to have Congress make the laws, the unitary executive can decide to bypass the Constitution and mandate changes. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey thinks of himself in this way. He has eliminated civil service protections, axed the Office of Minority Affairs, and wants to end mandatory vaccinations in schools--all ordered by past legislation. He's ignoring it.
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Holding Politicians Feet to the Fire

The Democratic losses in the 2024 election were disappointing, of course. On the local an state level all of our Republican legislators, the only kind of legislators we have, all supported policies that are going to weaken our communities and make live harder for many of our citizens. We want to make sure in future elections that we understand the down side of Republican positions and vote for candidates that support building community, not tearing it down.

Voting to Make Everyone Believe in Government

We locally here in Jefferson County and in the state are overrepresented by Republicans. In this kind of one-party system of governing, the party in power can (and does) essentially ignore the wishes of the voters. They vote in laws that serve at best only those who voted for them, leaving unheard and unrepresented those who did not vote for them. Often one-party control also means that the legislators obey only those special interests that financed their campaigns, One-party rule isn't just unfair, it leaves potentially good ideas on the floor and doesn't best serve communities.