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MacDonald: 4th Circuit Rules State Bans of Mifepristone, Constitutional

July 29, 2025 Steve MacDonald

West Virginia banned the chemical coathanger Mifepristone. A manufacturer of the drug sued, arguing that the FDA’s approval supersedes the states’ right to prohibit their product. I wonder how much their lawyer made letting them think that? It is common, especially among state and local municipalities that hire outside counsel for big money (what, it’s … Read more

Joe Manchin And Dark Days For West Virginia

December 5, 2023 Ray Cardello

Joe Manchin has represented West Virginia in the U.S. Senate since 2010, but he will not be seeking another term. Before going to Washington, Manchin served the Mountain State as Governor and Secretary of State. Manchin has been the lone Democrat at the state or federal level in West Virginia, and he sees the future … Read more

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Irony Alert: Coal Miners Push Tourists’ Dead Electric Car to the Mine for a Charge

September 5, 2022 Steve MacDonald

You may have seen pictures of an Auto club that has arrived with a gas-powered generator to recharge a motorist stranded in their dead Electric Vehicle. A priceless moment. But if we’re talking emblematic EV moments, this one is hard to beat.

WV vs Bette Midler

December 23, 2021 Burt Janz

Just a comment regarding Bette Midler’s comments about West Virginia: In 1997, Polaroid rolled out a Driver License/ID system that implemented the first facial image recognition system in any state-level program in the United States. I was the tech lead/manager on the program, so I know we did it.

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Circuit Court: State’s Cannot Ban 18-Year Olds from Buying Handguns

July 14, 2021 Steve MacDonald

This Fourth Circuit ruling will be heading to the US Supreme Court after a three-judge panel ruled that a 1968 law prohibiting adults under the age of 21 from buying firearms is unconstitutional.

BOOM! NINE MORE STATES Join Texas Lawsuit Against PA, MI, WI and GA For Unlawful General Election!

December 9, 2020 Ken Eyring

Earlier today, I posted an article regarding the lawsuit Texas filed on Monday evening against PA, GA, MI and WI for their unconstitutional election processes. At the time of the posting, 8 states had joined the lawsuit; Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and South Dakota. As of now, NINE MORE STATES have … Read more

West Virginia Invites Virginia’s 2A Sanctuary Counties to Become Part of Their State

January 16, 2020 Steve MacDonald

It’s not so much secession as a realignment of interests. And it’s not the first time. West Virginia exists because of disagreements with the folks in Richmond a while back. Culture, war, slavery, and 150 plus years after that, it’s the right to keep and bear arms.

Joe Manchin, D-WV, Would ‘Absolutely Not’ Support Bernie

October 31, 2019
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Senator Bernie Sanders, candidate for President under the Democrat banner, said in an interview with CNBC that Joe Manchin would support his socialist agenda. Manchin says ehhhh, not so much. “Wouldn’t be Bernie,” he said when asked who he’d voted for in a Bernie v Trump matchup during an interview with Neal Cavuto on Fox … Read more