Woman Dragged Out Of WV Capitol for Reading State Reps Political Donations?

In West Virginia; on Friday, the 9th of February. Lissa Lucas showed that "if you read political donations from oil and gas corporations during a public hearing on a bill that will likely benefit those same oil and gas corporations" you'll certainly be dragged out of the State capital in WV.

"Lucas, a West Virginia native and a candidate in this year's Democratic primary for West Virginia's seventh district, began her testimony at a House Judiciary Committee hearing by decrying the lack of public debate on the Co-Tenancy and Majority Protection Act, or H. B. 4268.

“I have to keep this short because the public only gets a minute and 45 seconds while lobbyists can throw a gala at the Marriott with whiskey and wine and talk for hours to the delegates,” Lucas said.
(As reported by Common Dreams, Lucas was referring to the Whiskey, Wine, and Policy Winter Legislative Reception at the Charleston Marriot Hotel on February 7, put on by the Shale Energy Alliance, a pro-fracking lobbying group.)

Lucas went on to read political donations handed out by oil and gas companies to members of West Virginia's Republican-controlled lower house, including John Shott, head of the House Judiciary Committee.

“John Shott. First Energy, $2,000. Appalachian Power, $2,000. Steptoe & Johnson—that’s a gas and oil law firm—$2,000. Consol Energy, $1,000. EQT, $1,000. And I could go on," Lucas said.
That's when Shott cut her off.

“Miss Lucas, we ask that no personal comments be made,” Shott said, to which Lucas replied, "This is not a personal comment."

Shott disagreed. “It is a personal comment, and I am going to call you out of order if you are talking about individuals on the committee," he warned. "If you would, just address the bill. If not, I would ask you to just step down.”

Lucas disobeyed and went on to list out oil and gas campaign donations given to Delegate Jason Harshbarger, who since 2005 also works as a technical specialist for gas storage for Dominion Resources. Lucas will face off Harshbarger this November for the seat from Ritchie County if she wins the Democratic primary in May.

“About 40 percent of his [campaign contributions] comes from the oil and natural gas industry,” Lucas charged.

That's when Shott pulled the plug and ordered her mic be cut off. Two security guards approached Lucas and told her she needed to leave.

"I want to finish," Lucas told them.

When the guards told her that wasn't possible, Lucas relented.

"Drag me out, then," she said." - (Newsweek Reported)