# West Virginia governor "scoffs" at idea of abortion referendum

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 17, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805 "2022-08-17T05:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805/1 "2022-08-17T05:23:56Z")

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Seeing what happened in Kansas, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) said he opposes a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to put abortion rights up for a referendum in his state. He’d rather let the heavily gerrymandered, Republican-majority legislature handle it.

> **[West Virginia Governor Denies Request to Put Abortion Vote to the People...](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/west-virginia-governor-denies-request-to-put-abortion-vote-to-the-people-after-seeing-what-happened-in-kansas/ar-AA10J6MZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0845300c5c5240ccbdf8634a07d565cf)**
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> Republicans are thrilled to “send abortion back to the states" as long as it doesn't mean sending it back to actual voters, most of whom want abortion rights.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805/2 "2022-08-17T05:42:24Z")

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If he believed in democracy, he’d be a Democrat.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805/3 "2022-08-17T09:25:26Z")

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There isn’t anything that scares Republicans more than the voice of the people.

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805/4 "2022-08-17T16:14:19Z")

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Representative Government has one tiny flaw. It rarely represents the will of the people.