'Out of order': West Virginia lawmakers drag woman off House floor for reading list of oil and gas donations
According to the report, fracking activist and House of Delegates candidate Lissa Lucas appeared in the Charleston state house on Friday to address lawmakers considering a bill that would allow oil and gas companies to drill on minority mineral owners' land without their consent.
Stepping to the microphone Lucas can be seen saying, "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."
She then proceeded to list off members of the legislative body and the amounts of contributions they have taken from the industry they are regulating until she is stopped by Chairman John Shott (R-Mercer).
"Miss Lucas, we ask that no personal comments be made," Shott said.
"This is not a personal comment," Lucas replied.
"It is a personal comm