Lawmaker Sues Over Working on Sunday

A senator who is a pastor has filed a lawsuit to prevent the West Virginia Senate from working this Sunday. Sen. John Unger filed the lawsuit against Senate President Bill Cole in Kanawha County Circuit Court. The suit by Unger says he’s the pastor at three different churches this Sunday and scheduling a Sunday session conflicts with his state constitutional right of religious freedom. In a statement, Cole called the lawsuit a “sad attempt at political gamesmanship and obstructionism.” Cole is a Republican, and said Unger didn’t have a problem working on Sundays when Democrats were in power.