stripping powers from the governor and AG of powers before the dem elected reps take office. how can it be legal for the legislative branch to take power from the executive branch unless they put conditions on it when they ceded it. bundled it with hurricane relief so if governor vetoes it, he is bad guy, and then they override his veto with their supermajority before they lose it.. North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip powers of incoming Democratic leaders North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to strip the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers, passing a sweeping bill before the GOP likely loses their veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year. The legislation would grant the authority to appoint members to the state's election board, which oversees the voting process in North Carolina, to the state auditor, an office that will be held by Republican Dave Boliek after he defeated incumbent Democrat Jessica Holmes in the Nov. 5 election. That power currently lies with the governor's office, which will remain in Democratic hands after Attorney General Josh Stein defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Republicans have long sought control of the state Board of Elections, which is historically controlled by the same party as the current governor, but their past efforts have been foiled by the courts. ........................... The changes are just part of a massive, 131-page bill that includes hurricane relief funding and advances a spate of other Republican legislative priorities. The law was written behind closed doors and introduced as a committee substitute Tuesday morning, replacing a long-discarded bill about dental practices. The legislation was passed by both GOP-controlled chambers over the course of just two days, though three Republicans opposed the measure in the House on Tuesday. After the Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, it now heads to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's desk.
It's why I've been saying Biden should just go nuclear on his way out. Theres no rules anymore. Nobody gives a shit. Supreme Court gave him immunity. He should use it. Why not? Taking the high road has gotten the Dem party nowhere.
I thought this thread was about Richard Petty opening a string of bars. That would be news seeing as how he never accepted alcohol sponsorships because he promised his mother he would never do it.
Meh, Cooper basically lied about the Charlotte gym locker room situation to get elected and caved to outside financial interests in doing it. The dems in this state aren't exactly historical high road takers. From Mike Easley, to Jim Black and toss in a racist like Jim Hunt. (Who Democrats elected 4 times as governor.) I don't like this type of governing by the Republicans In this case, but its sorta been that way in this state since I moved here In the 1990's and historically as well. The parties in this state play dirty. It's sad, but entertaining.
This is my least favorite kind of governance. To me, this move isn’t petty. It’s anti-Republican (in the founders’ sense of the term).
