Citizens in the second Congressional district of West Virginia have launched a petition drive urging their Congresswoman, Shelley Moore Capito, to resign.

They have put up a web site — capitoresign.org — that urges citizens of the district to sign a petition calling on Capito to resign.

“We all know people in this district who are dying or who have died because they don’t have health insurance,” said Russell Mokhiber of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, who is helping to organize the effort.

An old friend came over today.

Hadn’t seen him in a couple of years.

He’s a self-employed contractor.

He’s uninsured.

Two weeks ago, he was driving home from a job.

He felt a severe pain in the back of his head.

His right arm was going numb.

His chest was getting tight.

He drove to his family doctor.

The doctor called the ambulance to take him to a hospital 35 miles away.

He said no, he couldn’t afford the ambulance ride.

He got someone to drive him.