The Governor of West Virginia has invited disgruntled residents of the state of Virginia to buck their liberal government and join his state instead. The bizarre invitation was delivered via a joint press conference with Liberty University’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr. on Tuesday and would require that dissatisfied Virginia counties act on an 1862 standing invitation to join the West.
LIVE: Gov. Justice, @LibertyU President @JerryFalwellJr hold press conference #WV #WVGov https://t.co/8AWhlOmO1a
— Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) January 28, 2020
“If you’re not happy where you’re at, come on down,” Governor Jim Justice said at the presser, according to Fox News. “If you’re not truly happy where you are, we stand with open arms to take you from Virginia or anywhere you may be. We stand strongly behind the Second Amendment, and we stand strongly for the unborn.”
In November, the Democrats regained control of the Virginia General Assembly for the first time in a decade and quickly pledged a series of laws seeking to expand abortion access and tighten gun control.
Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam, faced fierce criticism last year after suggesting that newborn babies could be left to die if the mother expressed a wish for it to be aborted during labor. The shocking remarks prompted a nationwide debate over late-term abortion.
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