Last week, David Beard did a series of articles on the four amendments that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot: Amendment 1, “Clarification of the Judiciary’s Role in Impeachment Proceedings”; Amendment 2, “Property Tax Modernization”; Amendment 3, “Incorporation of Churches or ...
by David Cole If Supreme Court justices had to run for reelection, a number of them would be in big trouble. Almost two weeks ago, the court issued radical decisions that boldly defied American opinion on both abortion and guns. It overturned Roe v. Wade and about 20 other cases that ...
MORGANTOWN – Voters in will have their say on proposed amendment to the state Constitution to keep state courts out of impeachment proceedings. HJR 2 passed 23-11 on Friday, setting up a vote in November 2022 – though the House is working on a measure to place all constitutional ...
MORGANTOWN – The resolution to change the state Constitution to prevent courts from interfering in impeachment proceedings took another step forward Monday, getting approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee had before it HJR 2, a House joint resolution that proposes a ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Tuesday narrowly passed the Senate bill regarding teacher strikes, but easily surpassed the two-thirds supermajority needed to adopt a resolution aimed at barring court interference in impeachment proceedings. SB 11 is the strike bill. Although no ...
Public being shut out of W.Va. lawmaking The 2021 legislative session is underway, and after a few days, I am alarmed. While I support alterations in protocols to maintain public safety related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I fear that the super-majority Republican leadership of the ...