North Carolina GOP strips newly elected democrats of power

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rawstory.com/north-carolina-gop-2670438120/

North Carolina GOP overrules governor to strip newly elected Democrats of power

North Carolina Republicans overrode a veto from outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, passing SB 382, a controversial bill that systematically strips key powers from several statewide offices voters elected Democrats to in this year's election, per ABC 11.

The vote, which saw widespread protests at the state capitol, was originally scheduled for Monday but was pushed out two days as the GOP legislature wrangled to get enough votes from reluctant members of the caucus.

The bill is ostensibly about authorizing aid to areas devastated by Hurricane Helene earlier this year; however, among other things, it also strips Gov.-elect Josh Stein of the power to appoint the state board of elections, limits Attorney General-elect Jeff Jackson's authority to intervene in cases where the state legislature's actions are challenged in court, and eliminates Superintendent-elect Mo Green's powers to oversee the state's charter school system.


The bill also reconfigures the state court system to eliminate certain districts where judges commonly overrule GOP legislation, and cuts the amount of time voters have to cure defective ballots — which helped decide several close races in the Democrats' favor this year.

In addition to electing several statewide Democrats, voters also stripped the GOP of its legislative supermajority; however, that supermajority moved to pass this legislation weeks before the new session was to be sworn in.

[Blue_Tires]

1. I swear to Christ I'm so fucking sick and tired of these people...

[Irish_Dem]

2. The GOP is done with democracy.

It gets in the way of their long term plan for permanent white male minority rule.
Along with their billionaire minders.

[uponit7771]

3. This will how the rest of America will be run, MAGA doesn't care

[JanMichael]

4. They are fascist

[barbtries]

5. i hate this so much.

fucking republicans. no ethics, no morals, nothing but greed, power, and hate.

i want out of this state more every day. Back to CA. not that i could afford to live there. FUCK

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

6. NC will deal with these bastards. Just wait and see.

They will rue the day for their misdeeds.

[moose65]

10. How?

How will NC deal with them? Those fuckheads have gerrymandered this state so badly - they are practically guaranteed a supermajority in both houses of the General Assembly. There are now only a literal handful of truly competitive seats.

I despise them so much, and I hate what they have done to this state.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

12. Their dirty deeds will backfire once enough Carolinians see the light.

There is also something brewing about the Lost Colony. NC Republicans will try to ban what's coming down the pike in regard to that event. A racial boondoggle for them.

[dweller]

7. If you think about it

This is just like 1/06/2021 when the repug legislature sought to overturn the vote and the will of the citizenry …

And unless they pay the price at the polls , it will continue to happen .
Repugs can’t win unless they cheat .

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[Initech]

8. Fucking assholes! Why are continuing to play nice with them?

Seriously, we're bringing kid gloves to a Mike Tyson fight. WTF are we doing?

[Prairie Gates]

9. National Democrats: We lost the election, so now it's their turn to govern

North Carolina Republicans: We lost the election, so now it's our turn to govern.

We need to stop acting like losers.

[Initech]

11. We need to stop letting the stupid propaganda steamroll us.

Things won't ever change until the Democrats have a serious discussion about the danger that Fox News and right wing talk shows pose to our democracy and how we can combat this danger. Until then it will be the same shit, different day.