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Judges all over North Carolina are speaking out against the General Assembly’s plan to rig our courts by politicizing judge races, eliminating judicial primaries, reducing judicial terms from 4-8 years down to 2, and possibly eliminating judicial elections altogether. The judicial branch of our government was established to be independent, impartial and equal. Republicans in Raleigh…
Read MoreBecause the North Carolina General Assembly refuses to expand Medicaid many North Carolina families fall into the cracks between Medicaid and the ACA. These families make too much money to receive Medicaid and too little to qualify for ACA subsidies. Access to affordable care should be available to everyone. Now with the essential CHIP program on the chopping block, this means…
Read MoreNovember 15 is Thanks, Birth Control Day, a day to celebrate the advances birth control has made and a day to remind everyone how important birth control is. In 1972, the Supreme Court made birth control available for all women, and November 15 is a day to continue fighting for affordable and accessible birth control…
Read MoreThe town hall event in Fayetteville on November 11th was well attended. Nearly 100 residents turned out to tell their legislators how they feel about the GOP plan to rig our court system. The public agrees that we must have a fair and unbiased court system in order for our state to truly provide justice. …
Read MoreOur legislature is tired of having their unconstitutional laws overturned in court. Their solution? Rig the courts. Republicans in Raleigh have canceled the judicial primaries for 2018, creating chaotic ballots. Politicized the courts by making elections partisan. And are now attempting to gerrymander judicial districts, which would double-bunk almost half of all African American judges…
Read MoreThe House discussed a bill that would effectively ban all abortions after 6 weeks. There are 169 cosponsors of this bill so far, and 9 of them are North Carolina Republicans. Even though this bill could pass the House, it is unlikely to pass the Senate. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore it; it…
Read MoreIn the past month, women in politics have been sharing their stories of sexual misconduct. Women have accused lawmakers from seven different states so far. The Kentucky House Speaker, who admitted to sending explicit messages to a staffer resigned from his leadership role, but has not yet resigned from his seat in the legislature. A…
Read MoreThe current legislature of North Carolina was found to be unconstitutionally elected by the Supreme Court. The current legislative maps were found to be illegally racially gerrymandered and when the legislature was ordered to re-draw the maps, they dragged their feet for as long as possible, held sham public hearings, and ended up with new…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republican legislators have spent years and large amounts of taxpayer money to try to suppress voters in the state. If elections were fair they fear they would lose their power. They know they are legislating against the interests of the majority of North Carolinians, and so must rig the system. Citizens of North Carolina…
Read MoreWednesday, the Constitution and Civil Justice subcommittee held a hearing regarding the Heartbeat Protection Act, an act that would effectively ban all abortions after 6 weeks. This bill would ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, which thanks to modern technology, is often at 6 weeks. Many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at 6…
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