context: . While it is incumbent upon this Court to refrain from the politics of insurance rate making, this Court encourages persons aggrieved by the regulatory policies and decisions of the Commissioner to rely upon the political process for accountability purposes.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 466 S.E.2d 439, 439
citation_a.parenthetical: "We are not at liberty to affirm or overturn the [Tax] Commissioner's regulation or decision merely on the basis of our agreement or disagreement with his policy implications"
citation_a.sentence: See Appalachian Power, 195 W.Va. at 588, 466 S.E.2d at 439 ("We are not at liberty to affirm or overturn the [Tax] Commissioner’s regulation or decision merely on the basis of our agreement or disagreement with his policy implications”); see also State ex rel. Carenbauer v. Hechler, 208 W.Va. 584, 589, 542 S.E.2d 405, 410 (2000) ("While the reasons for separating the judiciary from politics are many and varied, there can be no question that the goal of removing politics and its attendant imbroglios from the judicial process is necessary to the proper functioning of our judicial system.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 542 S.E.2d 405, 410
citation_b.parenthetical: "While the reasons for separating the judiciary from politics are many and varied, there can be no question that the goal of removing politics and its attendant imbroglios from the judicial process is necessary to the proper functioning of our judicial system."
citation_b.sentence: See Appalachian Power, 195 W.Va. at 588, 466 S.E.2d at 439 ("We are not at liberty to affirm or overturn the [Tax] Commissioner’s regulation or decision merely on the basis of our agreement or disagreement with his policy implications”); see also State ex rel. Carenbauer v. Hechler, 208 W.Va. 584, 589, 542 S.E.2d 405, 410 (2000) ("While the reasons for separating the judiciary from politics are many and varied, there can be no question that the goal of removing politics and its attendant imbroglios from the judicial process is necessary to the proper functioning of our judicial system.”).