Premise: The first mergers occurred in 1996 subsequent to LSC funding cuts, when the smallest LSC program, North Central West Virginia Legal Aid Society merged with the largest program West Virginia Legal Services Plan.

Hypothesis: The merger between the North Central West Virginia Legal Aid Society and the West Virginia Legal Services Plan happened in 1996.
Answer: yes

Premise: over weight or anything but you know how you always want to lose a few and

Hypothesis: There is never any to lose.
Answer: no

Premise: Pataki and his allies swallowed the plan hours after calling it laughable and absurd.

Hypothesis: The plan was quickly dismissed and was never brought up again after Pataki and his allies ruled it to be useless and unneeded.
Answer: no

Premise: oh yeah uh-huh and and they'll keep going until they get that out of you when your wife is going to be here because they want us to be here together because i guess uh it's it's

Hypothesis: They usually take no for answer and leave you in peace.
Answer: no