Democracy
Republicans in Raleigh just won’t let go of the same voter suppression tactics they have been using for years to secure their power. After the Supreme Court ruled that the legislative maps in North Carolina were unconstitutional Republican legislators redrew the maps, which are just more of the same unfair tactics. Now the federal judges who…
Read MoreIt’s clear that Republican legislators in Raleigh are seeking to gain power over the courts by gerrymandering Democratic leaning districts. In Buncombe county this rigging of the system is obvious. If they control the courts by politicizing them, and gerrymander the districts they can subvert any districts that don’t align with their political ideology. Canceling…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh want to make it easier for independent and third party candidates to get on local ballots. Except when those candidates might run against them. The goal is clear, split tickets in Democratic districts. This legislature is clearly rigging the system in any way they can in order to grab power and keep…
Read MoreGOP legislators in North Carolina have been losing in court. Their voter suppression laws were struck down. Their racially gerrymandered districts, which enable them to retain their power without accountability, were found unconstitutional. The Republican solution was not to draw fair maps or start playing by the rules, but to take over the judiciary to…
Read MoreThe NC GOP is playing politics at the expense of the people of North Carolina, most poignantly with the drinking water of Eastern NC. The priorities of our current legislatures are clear: retain power at all costs. It’s time they admit that years of slashing the budgets of watchdog agencies has lead to GenX and…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that a portion of our state legislature was illegally elected via racial gerrymandering. They have now redrawn those legislative maps, but, these new maps are more of the same. This week a three judge panel in Greensboro is hearing arguments about those new maps. This Raleigh…
Read MoreNorth Carolina isn’t alone in fighting gerrymandered districts that were drawn ensure Republican control of state governments. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case against partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin. This case could change politics in the United States including North Carolina forever. It is time that “one person one vote” is the priority in…
Read MoreThe GOP-led General Assembly continues their power grab. The illegitimate legislature already had their legislative districts ruled unconstitutional by a Supreme Court for racially gerrymandering. Then they passed very restrictive voter ID laws. And now what are they doing? The House passed bills in a special session that will take away a voter election for…
Read MoreThe General Assembly is ruthless in their three-pronged war on democracy. First, they racially gerrymandered legislative districts, then they passed stricter voting laws and now they’re trying to gerrymander judicial districts. The Republican-led House voted to cancel a voter election for judges and they voted to gerrymander judicial districts. Following this, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed…
Read MoreThe current state legislature, which has been found to be illegally elected by the US Supreme Court, now wants to draw similarly racially biased maps for our judicial districts. This new judicial redistricting plan is a thinly veiled attempt for Republicans to gain more power. It would eliminate judges in Durham and other counties with significant…
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