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From the story: #WVgov Senator Mike Azinger said he and the group he was with, including his sons and some friends, walked that way but were at the back of the crowd. newsandsentinel.com/news/local-new…
Also: antifa ate my homework
I'm always interested in who has a Wikipedia page and who doesn't. Anyway, Azinger has one and appears to have been edited today: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Azin…
.@Sen_JoeManchin this morning on @580WCHS Live, discussing the mob at the Capitol this week, going on to discuss the actions of new #WVgov Delegate Derrick Evans
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"I just can't believe that a person that's been elected as a public official, who takes the same oath of office that everyone else takes to defend and protect the Constitution would be entering into the Capitol, an insurrection, to overthrow a lawful procedure we have to do"
"in order to form our government and our democracy and keep the Republic alive and well."
#WVgov Senator-elect Eric Nelson: As a former member of the House of Delegates, I hope Delegate Evans accepts responsibility for his actions and chooses to resign. Should he not do so, I urge the House to take disciplinary action against him, including expelling him from the body 
In a Facebook post, Delegate Ben Queen, R-Harrison, respectfully suggests Delegate Evans should, uh, gtfo
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Another GOP delegate calls for Derrick Evans to resign or be removed
Justice: "We've had an upheaval of not really great news."
He discusses death of Chuck Yeager, funeral for Patrolman Cassie Johnson and explosion at Belle chemical plant
He discusses death of Chuck Yeager, funeral for Patrolman Cassie Johnson and explosion at Belle chemical plant
Justice: "With all that, we have had 59 additional deaths since Monday. I'm going to read every one."
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Justice: "It was just yesterday almost that we had no positive cases in the state of West Virginia." He kind of goes back over the history of the pandemic in the state; milestones of the past nine months. He says the first death was a big deal.
Justice begins by acknowledging Pearl Harbor Day. "It's a day that will live with us forever and ever and ever."
The governor now describes being met on his way in by high school cheerleaders and their supporters who are upset by postponement of state cheerleading championship this coming weekend
Justice praises the cheerleaders for wearing their masks and being mannerly and caring in their interactions with him. "They know we've got a catastrophe on our hands all across the land."
Starting: "We've been a little late getting going. We're getting some additional slides that should give you some more valuable information."
Justice announces more deaths.
"Dag, I hate this."
"Dag, I hate this."
Justice: "When you look back at it and all you're going to do is think about stats, the number is good."
"We had 41 deaths and now we have 46. I hate it. I just really hate it."
"I'm going to quadruple down and urge our people in every way."
"We had 41 deaths and now we have 46. I hate it. I just really hate it."
"I'm going to quadruple down and urge our people in every way."
It's hard to know what exactly made Manchin decide to stay where he is and not run for #WVGov. But I'd guess part of it was he realized his state's politics have changed since he was last governor, and he'd be just as toothless and obstructed in that role as he is in the Senate.
WV's legislature has an unusual (and stupid) setup where the governor's veto can be overridden by simple majority, meaning if the opposing party controls the legislature, the governor's power is virtually nil.
Manchin would have lost every fight he picked with the legislature.
Manchin would have lost every fight he picked with the legislature.
But it gets even worse than that! WV state law says Manchin could have appointed someone to his empty seat — presumably a Democrat. But there would have been nothing to stop the WV legislature from changing the law in the lame duck session and saying he must appoint a Republican.
