Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Supreme Court Hears Gubernatorial Election Arguments
WEST VIRGINIA....
The state Supreme Court spent two hours Tuesday listening to arguments over whether West Virginia should hold a special gubernatorial election. Attorney Kathryn Bayless with the West Virginia Citizen Action Group told the Court that state law and the Constitution provide for a new election sooner than the next general election in 2012. Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's attorney, Tom Flaherty, argued those trying to force an election want the Court to act as a "super legislature" by ordering the vote to take place. Flaherty argued you cannot change the Constitution simply because you do not like it. Others arguing for an election as soon as possible include South Charleston attorney Thornton Cooper, House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson and the West Virginia AFL-CIO. The Supreme Court did not indicate when it would make its decision.
The state Supreme Court spent two hours Tuesday listening to arguments over whether West Virginia should hold a special gubernatorial election. Attorney Kathryn Bayless with the West Virginia Citizen Action Group told the Court that state law and the Constitution provide for a new election sooner than the next general election in 2012. Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's attorney, Tom Flaherty, argued those trying to force an election want the Court to act as a "super legislature" by ordering the vote to take place. Flaherty argued you cannot change the Constitution simply because you do not like it. Others arguing for an election as soon as possible include South Charleston attorney Thornton Cooper, House of Delegates Speaker Rick Thompson and the West Virginia AFL-CIO. The Supreme Court did not indicate when it would make its decision.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:30 PM 
