Justin Marcum

Charleston, West Virginia – Delegate Justin Marcum (D - Mingo) and a majority of members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are standing in support of a pending House Concurrent Resolution condemning ISIS, also known as ISIL, and supporting the eradication of the radical Islamic group.

The resolution states that the radical Islamic group has been named by the United Nations as being responsible for human rights abuse and war crimes. Its violent and barbaric methods, including suicide attacks on civilian targets and the widespread killing of prisoners and other innocent people, the recent killings by beheadings and burning alive are actions that cannot and will not be tolerated in the 21st Century.

“The West Virginia House of Delegates is aware of the unwarranted attacks and believes it’s time for the American Government to step up and support eradication of ISIS,” Marcum said.

Further, amnesty International has reported ethnic cleansing by the group on a “historic scale.” This group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, India, and Russia. Over 60 countries are directly or indirectly waging was against ISIS or ISIL.

“We have taken down Saddam and Bin Laden, it’s time to take down ISIS,” Marcum said.

The radical Islamic group known as ISIS or ISIL must be condemned for its violent and barbaric methods and killings and that this radical group be eradicated by all means necessary.

A copy of this resolution will be sent to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States and to the President of the United States, if adopted by both the House of Delegates and State Senate.

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