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The 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…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh are continuing to try to stall the redrawing of legislative maps. The latest attempt was to ask the courts to let them try again. They didn’t want an impartial special master appointed by the courts to redraw the maps, fearing the maps might actually be fair. The court told them they had…
Read MoreThe EPA has found high concentrations of GenX and other chemicals 100 miles upriver from Wilmington. This report caused yet another order to stop the chemical dump by polluters. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality yet again ordered the company to stop dumping pollutants into the water or risk losing their permits. This demonstrates exactly…
Read MoreWednesday, November 1, Congress is hearing the Heartbeat Protection Act which would ban abortions after a heartbeat is detected–effectively banning abortion at six weeks. Many women don’t even know they’re pregnant at six weeks. The House passed a bill in October that bans abortion at 20 weeks, so GOP leaders are wanting to follow their momentum…
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