Democracy
The GOP hypocrisy on this election fraud is astounding. Republicans want to pass a voter ID law making it harder for eligible voters to cast their ballots, while they are also trying to block a fair investigation into Bladen and Robeson County’s absentee ballots. If lawmakers were really concerned about the integrity of elections, they…
Read Morehttps://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/second-woman-claims-she-was-paid-to-pick-up-ballots-in-us-house-district-9-race/883177036 A second woman Channel 9 spoke with on Tuesday said she was paid by an electioneer in Bladen County to pick up absentee ballots in the U.S. House District 9 race. Cheryl Kinlaw said she was paid $100 by McCrae Dowless to pick up the ballots. Read More
Read MorePotential election fraud is being investigated in the 9th Congressional District race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready, where thousands of absentee ballots mysteriously disappeared. The person at the center of the controversy is a convicted felon on the Harris campaign payroll, who supposedly did “get out the vote” work for the campaign. If…
Read MoreAlthough North Carolina’s congressional district maps were ruled to be unconstitutionally partisan gerrymandered, the maps were not redrawn because it was too close to the election. In contested congressional races, the majority of North Carolina voters chose Democrats. But thanks to the extreme partisan gerrymandering, Republicans took 10 of 13 seats. In Pennsylvania, where the…
Read MoreEarlier this year NC Sen. Thom Tillis said that the Mueller investigation should be protected and allowed to be completed. Even after Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tillis says he sees no need to protect the investigation. Senator Tillis should keep his promise and join Sen. Flake by refusing to confirm any more…
Read MoreAfter losing their supermajorities in the House and Senate on Election Day, Republican lawmakers are holding a “lame duck” session on November 27, the week after Thanksgiving, to pass a voter ID law while Republicans still have their veto-proof majority. This is undemocratic and goes against the NCGOP’s entire reasoning for putting voter ID on…
Read MoreNorth Carolina has made history by electing 8 black sheriffs one of them female. 7 of those sheriffs are in the largest counties in the state. Mecklenburg, Durham, Guilford, Forsyth, Cumberland, Buncombe, Wake, and Pitt counties. Election analysts and the winners said black candidates were propelled to office largely because they objected to hardline immigration…
Read MoreDespite unconstitutional maps favoring Republicans, North Carolina voters sent a strong message that the GOP agenda of continued attacks on health care, cuts to public education, gutting of clean water rules, and reckless tax cuts for millionaires and big corporations is coming to an end. From WFMY: The balance of power in North Carolina shifted…
Read MoreAnother example of House Speaker Tim Moore’s blatant corruption. With veto-proof supermajorities in both legislative chambers (at least for now), Speaker Moore has repeatedly used his influence to obtain personal benefits for him and his cronies. Here’s a quick recap of the allegations against Moore so far: Corrupt chicken farm deal: Bought an abandoned chicken processing…
Read MoreRetired Justice John Paul Stevens has said he doesn’t believe that Brett Kavanaugh is the right person for the job of Supreme Court justice. And it’s not just Justice Stevens. Add to that over 2,400 law professors who think Kavanaugh is not a good fit. Yet the Republican-dominated Senate is still trying to ram his…
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