Logan Smith

The News & Observer: NC GOP leader raises possibility of impeaching justices over amendment ruling

By Logan Smith / August 20, 2018 / Comments Off on The News & Observer: NC GOP leader raises possibility of impeaching justices over amendment ruling

Source: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting It’s an outrageous bullying tactic. Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the NCGOP, is threatening to impeach judges who don’t side with him. This is just another attempt to rig the system, this time with straight-up threats. This isn’t how democracy works. Everyone should remember in November how our current lawmakers…

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$200 grant for classroom books is barely a drop in the bucket

By Logan Smith / March 9, 2018 / Comments Off on $200 grant for classroom books is barely a drop in the bucket

State superintendent takes credit for Read to Achieve initiative he had nothing to do with RALEIGH — State Superintendent Mark Johnson made an elaborate show of announcing a $4.9 million grant giving K-3 reading teachers $200 for new books, personally signing an oversized check which the “boy wonder” used as a prop for a press…

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From The Charlotte Observer : NC teachers’ group snubs state’s school chief, calling him ‘clearly destructive’

By Logan Smith / January 30, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Charlotte Observer : NC teachers’ group snubs state’s school chief, calling him ‘clearly destructive’

Mark Johnson, the 33-year-old state superintendent who makes $127,000 a year and uses a state-owned car and cell phone, is supposed to be the state’s top advocate for public schools. So you might find it surprising that Johnson has been celebrating for-profit charter schools and private school vouchers while telling North Carolina school teachers they…

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From The News & Record: Protesters in Greensboro speak out against Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike

By Logan Smith / January 25, 2018 / Comments Off on From The News & Record: Protesters in Greensboro speak out against Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike

The Republican-led General Assembly had the chance to stop Duke Energy from charging customers to clean up their coal ash disaster, they did nothing.  Now the utility monopoly wants to charge customers for the cost of the cleanup.  A 20% increase in energy cost is, for many, unaffordable.  The people of North Carolina are speaking…

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From Mother Jones: Courts Keep Thwarting North Carolina Republicans. So They’re Trying to Remake the Courts.

By Logan Smith / January 23, 2018 / Comments Off on From Mother Jones: Courts Keep Thwarting North Carolina Republicans. So They’re Trying to Remake the Courts.

The Republican-led General Assembly continues to try to pass unconstitutional laws to cement their power.  The courts continue to overturn them.  Republicans are trying to radically remake the North Carolina court system in order to place their political allies on the bench instead of fairly elected judges.  They want to use the courts as a…

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From The Washington Post: Judges: No delay for new N. Carolina congressional map

By Logan Smith / January 17, 2018 / Comments Off on From The Washington Post: Judges: No delay for new N. Carolina congressional map

A three-judge panel struck down North Carolina’s congressional maps for unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.  Republican’s in Raleigh seeking to stall yet again asked the court to delay the ruling. Those judges denied Republican’s stall tactics and now they must draw new maps in the next week.  This is why the GOP in North Carolina is trying to…

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From The News & Observer: ‘North Carolina is a test case, y’all.’ Judge joins rally against changes to courts

By Logan Smith / January 11, 2018 / Comments Off on From The News & Observer: ‘North Carolina is a test case, y’all.’ Judge joins rally against changes to courts

Hundreds of people gathered at the North Carolina legislature to demand that lawmakers keep our courts fair and independent.  Since 2013 fourteen of the General Assembly’s unconstitutional laws have been struck down by the courts.  So the politicians want total control in order to make sure their unfair and unconstitutional laws are no longer stopped…

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From WLOS: Silent Voices, Silent Justice protest held in Asheville

By Logan Smith / December 8, 2017 / Comments Off on From WLOS: Silent Voices, Silent Justice protest held in Asheville

It was a cold morning in Asheville but that didn’t stop residents, activists, and lawmakers from standing in front of the Buncombe County Courthouse and speaking out for fair courts in North Carolina. Top legislators in Raleigh want to rig the court system so they can pass unconstitutional voter suppression laws unchallenged. They would like to…

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From The Greensboro News & Record: Critics slam judicial restructuring

By Logan Smith / December 1, 2017 / Comments Off on From The Greensboro News & Record: Critics slam judicial restructuring

The politicians in Raleigh have already tried to rig the system and cheat voters with racial gerrymandering and unconstitutional voting restrictions that were struck down by the courts. The politicians didn’t like the court rulings, so now they’re trying to change the judges to cement their control.  From The Greensboro News & Record: GREENSBORO —…

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Progress NC Action statement on H.B. 656 veto override

By Logan Smith / October 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Progress NC Action statement on H.B. 656 veto override

Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to the House and Senate voting to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 645, which cancels next year’s primary elections for judicial races: “The Republican-controlled General Assembly’s contempt for democracy and the voters of North Carolina is astounding,” said Gerrick Brenner, executive…

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