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Polybius

(17,831 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:30 PM Oct 7

West Virginia House Resolution on recognizing presidential election turning heads

Source: WOWK-TV

While child care and a reduction in personal income tax are at the top of many’s minds, a resolution that said the State Legislature would “not recognize an illegitimate presidential election” is turning heads.

This resolution’s lead sponsor is Del. Bill Ridenour (R-Jefferson), and it is sponsored by Dels. Margitta Mazzocchi (R-Logan), Henry Dillon (R-Wayne), Todd Longanacre (R-Greenbrier) and Elias Coop-Gonzalez (R-Randolph).

House Concurrent Resolution 203 said the “Democrat-led regime has utterly failed and continues to fail in a suspicious manner, in its absolute duty to adequately protect the Republican nominee for President.”

The resolution said the state wouldn’t recognize the election of a Democratic candidate if the Republican presidential or vice presidential candidate is “assassinated, seriously injured during an assassination attempt, incarcerated, defacto eliminated or barred from the ballot in any states, or is the subject of legal actions that preclude their effective campaigning.”

Read more: https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/west-virginia-politics/west-virginia-house-resolution-on-recognizing-presidential-election-turning-heads/

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West Virginia House Resolution on recognizing presidential election turning heads (Original Post) Polybius Oct 7 OP

next up recognize the swastika flag and those point white hoods nt msongs Oct 7 #1

Looks like Georgia Old Crank Oct 7 #2

Paging Marc Elias. Enter stage left Oct 7 #3

This wouldn't have been an issue if that motherfucker was in prison. groundloop Oct 7 #4

Would WV recognize the election of a Republican Presidential candidate under the same absurd hypothetical circumstances? Freethinker65 Oct 7 #5

I am so ashamed my state government has come to this point! WVGIRL Oct 7 #6

Ik, enormous change hard to see. Once pro union, UMW, solid Democrat state for decades. appalachiablue Oct 8 #11

Democrat-led regime.....uh huh.... bahboo Oct 7 #7

A great line!!! Grins Oct 7 #8

That can't possibly get passed Bayard Oct 7 #9

There is . . . AverageOldGuy Oct 7 #10

Every day I'm happier and happier I left. róisín_dubh Oct 8 #12

msongs

(70,178 posts)

1. next up recognize the swastika flag and those point white hoods nt

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:35 PM

Oct 7

Old Crank

(4,651 posts)

2. Looks like Georgia

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:39 PM

Oct 7

Is heading down the same path. Just using election boards.

Enter stage left

(3,823 posts)

3. Paging Marc Elias.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:41 PM

Oct 7

Please pick up your lawyer phone.

groundloop

(12,270 posts)

4. This wouldn't have been an issue if that motherfucker was in prison.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:42 PM

Oct 7

Garland's team waited far too long to bring him to trial, he should have been put in prison at least two years ago. Yeah, yeah, it takes time..... but damn!!!!!!

Freethinker65

(11,139 posts)

5. Would WV recognize the election of a Republican Presidential candidate under the same absurd hypothetical circumstances?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:44 PM

Oct 7

Of course the WV legislature set up the resolution to apply to only one individual, Trump. Seems legit.

Of course, all duly elected Democratic Presidents recognize their commitment to ALL States, and ALL Americans and American communities, regardless of how regressive their governments and/or personal opinions are.

WVGIRL

(32 posts)

6. I am so ashamed my state government has come to this point!

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 08:49 PM

Oct 7

WV is where fed- up coal miners stuck it to “the man” in the mine wars, and Unions became a thing. A BIG thing!

appalachiablue

(42,908 posts)

11. Ik, enormous change hard to see. Once pro union, UMW, solid Democrat state for decades.

Reply to WVGIRL (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 01:37 AM

Oct 8

bahboo

(16,953 posts)

7. Democrat-led regime.....uh huh....

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 09:23 PM

Oct 7

what an embarrassing group of morans....

Grins

(7,889 posts)

8. A great line!!!

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 09:56 PM

Oct 7

From the link:

“…if the…Secretary of State.. “determine[d]” election fraud or interference was the reason the candidate got the majority in the Electoral College….”

Which is kind of freaky a because the Sec. of State runs state elections! He’d be calling fraud and incompetence on himself!

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

9. That can't possibly get passed

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 10:52 PM

Oct 7

I'm no lawyer, but it has to be unconstitutional for the legislature of a state to arbitrarily hijack election results they don't like, right?

AverageOldGuy

(2,066 posts)

10. There is . . .

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2024, 11:27 PM

Oct 7

. . . something in the water in WV.

róisín_dubh

(11,901 posts)

12. Every day I'm happier and happier I left.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 09:37 AM

Oct 8

Still annoyed it's my "state of last residence", so I have to cast my ballot in that place. I'll be glad for the day I move the last of my stuff out of there and never have to set foot there again. It's the most insular, backward looking place I have ever been.

They are free to secede, I guess. Good luck being more poverty stricken than most of the world

But this bill has also rightly pissed off a lot of people across the political spectrum.

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