In 1943 during West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, the Supreme Court ruled that school children could not be compelled to cite the Pledge of Allegiance or be punished for not doing so. The case was sparked by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Tag: West Virginia
(Not So) Fun Fact: Shelley Moore Capito Flip Flopping on Abortion
West Virginia’s Senator Shelley Moore Capito had flip flopped on being pro-choice and anti-abortion countless times in just a few years.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Shelley Moore Capito Going Soft on Jan 6 Insurrectionists
Despite blaming Trump partially for the Insurrection on January 6th 2021, Shelley Moore Capito voted against creating a committee focused on January 6th.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Shelley Moore Capito Being Anti-Trans
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito has introduced legislation to try to ban trans girls into girls sports, while ignoring trans boys being in boy sports.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Shelley Moore Capito Hypocrisy on Supreme Court Nominations
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito shot down the idea that Merrick Garland should be nominated by Barack Obama in 2016 because it was an election year. And in 2020 she called for an immediate vote for Trump’s nominee Amy Comey Barrett despite it being an election year, and even shorter time to that election.