Democracy
The first week of Trump’s second term has been a storm of absurd statements and dangerous policies. We’ll highlight some of the most significant actions Trump took this week, and the impact they could have on North Carolina moving forward. Attempting to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Hours after swearing to protect the Constitution, Trump attempted to…
Read More“Permitting post-election litigation that seeks to rewrite our state’s election rules — and, as a result, remove the right to vote in an election from people who already lawfully voted under the existing rules — invites incredible mischief,” Republican Justice Richard Dietz wrote.
Read MoreThe full process, including multiple recounts, has run its course and there is now just one thing left for Jefferson Griffin to do: accept the results and concede the race.
Read MoreWhat Jefferson Griffin and the state GOP are now doing is an attempt to disqualify 60,000 eligible voters and overturn the results of a legitimate election. When state Republicans lose elections they seek to disenfranchise voters instead of accepting the results.
Read MoreThe NC House is expected to vote on the SB382 veto override next week. Republicans need all members – including three who sided with Democrats – to vote for the override, otherwise it will fail.
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans are having trouble accepting that voters took away their supermajority and also rejected their MAGA Council of State candidates, so now they are using a bill for desperately needed Helene relief funding to change laws to entrench their power before they lose it.
Read MoreLet’s make things clear: The voters gave more votes to Allison Riggs than Jefferson Griffin, and we will protect and defend these voters’ right to participate in our democracy.
Read MoreThe path to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s crushing gubernatorial defeat began more than a year and a half before the election, back in April 2023, when Progress NC Action and multiple other statewide progressive organizations joined forces to create the Coalition Against Robinson’s Extremism (CARE).
Read MoreBecause voters broke the GOP supermajority in the House, Josh Stein will take office with the ability to sustain vetoes, something that Gov. Roy Cooper has been unable to do over the last several years.
Read MoreEveryone who is registered to vote and cares about protecting our democracy, standing up for reproductive, civil and LGBTQ+ rights, supporting commonsense gun laws, fighting against the impacts of climate change, and ensuring our country has a strong middle class and that all Americans have opportunities to succeed should vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. The choice couldn’t be clearer.
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