Massey-backed GOP candidate lies, tells editorial board that health care plan will jail Americans

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This is from Elliott "Spike" Maynard, who was infamously voted off the WV Supreme Court after he was caught by photographers vactioning on the French Riviera with Massey CEO, Don Blankenship - a man who was a party with business before his court at the time.

Ol' Spike is trying for a comeback, campaigning to unseat Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall of W.Va.

Blankenship is taking full advantage of Citizens United and backing his bid.

Maynard repeated a long-discredited, rightwing whopper to the editorial board of the Herald-Dispatch yesterday:

Maynard also spoke out against the Obama health care plan, calling it "one of the most horrific pieces of legislation in the history of the world."

"There is so much wrong with that bill," he said. "The costs that will be imposed on businesses is one problem, but the real issue is that its unconstitutional. We are a free people and I find it offensive for government to force me to buy the insurance policy they select or face fines or the possibility of going to jail. That's wrong and there's no precedence for it.

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x225151354/Maynard-says-he-wants-to-protect-coal-industry