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littlemissmartypants

(25,817 posts) Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:00 PM Mar 2017

HB2 repeal: Cooper turns back on LGBT community

This was the first real test of leadership for Gov. Cooper, a Democrat, and he failed spectacularly by inexplicably discarding his earlier promise not to accept any deal that left people vulnerable to discrimination.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article141667999.html#storylink=cpy

Governor Cooper you are proving that you are a huge disappointment. I won't vote for you again.

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HB2 repeal: Cooper turns back on LGBT community (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 OP

Isn't this the same "comprimise" he already rejected MattP Mar 2017 #1

Yet another reminder that party labels are not enough FiveGoodMen Mar 2017 #2

it's all about $$ not human rights. bring back corporate cash at any price to lgbt people nt msongs Mar 2017 #3

I wonder if this will be enough to satisfy the NCAA? TexasTowelie Mar 2017 #4

I am so disgusted by this. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #5

MattP

(3,304 posts)

1. Isn't this the same "comprimise" he already rejected

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:06 PM

Mar 2017

This is horrible so now you can go to the bathroom but we can outright discriminate against you so you might not even make in the door

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

2. Yet another reminder that party labels are not enough

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:14 PM

Mar 2017

msongs

(70,249 posts)

3. it's all about $$ not human rights. bring back corporate cash at any price to lgbt people nt

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:48 PM

Mar 2017

TexasTowelie

(117,357 posts)

4. I wonder if this will be enough to satisfy the NCAA?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:20 AM

Mar 2017

If they are leaving in place the other discriminatory limitations through 2020, then the correct thing for the NCAA to do is to keep the sports championships out of the state through 2022.

I don't know if the governor could do any better though. He has a duty to promote the state economically so he had the choice of either compromising with the hope that it will be enough to keep the NCAA games in North Carolina or not compromising which would likely lead to being voted out of office in the next election and also costing the state billions of dollars. He truly was in a lose-lose situation.

littlemissmartypants

(25,817 posts)

5. I am so disgusted by this.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:09 PM

Mar 2017

I truly don't know what to say.

♡lmsp

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