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Related: About this forumGOP legislators seek to take power from North Carolina's Dem governor
BY REID WILSON - 08/26/18 10:30 AM EDT
North Carolinas General Assembly on Monday will consider changes for two amendments that, if approved by voters in November, would dramatically shift the balance of power away from the governor and to the state legislature.
The amendments are part of a battle between the states Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative Republicans, who hold supermajorities in both houses of the legislature.
The amendments would allow the legislature to claim more power over appointments to both open judicial seats and the state Board of Elections. At present, Cooper holds the power to appoint judges to vacant seats and to the Board of Elections.
All five living former governors of North Carolina, including Republicans Jim Martin and Pat McCrory, oppose the amendments.
Its not about partisan politics, its about power politics. And it must be stopped, Martin said last week.
In a statement, Coopers spokesman Ford Porter called the proposed amendments deceptive, unconstitutional and wrong.
The amendments are part of a battle between the states Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative Republicans, who hold supermajorities in both houses of the legislature.
The amendments would allow the legislature to claim more power over appointments to both open judicial seats and the state Board of Elections. At present, Cooper holds the power to appoint judges to vacant seats and to the Board of Elections.
All five living former governors of North Carolina, including Republicans Jim Martin and Pat McCrory, oppose the amendments.
Its not about partisan politics, its about power politics. And it must be stopped, Martin said last week.
In a statement, Coopers spokesman Ford Porter called the proposed amendments deceptive, unconstitutional and wrong.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/403536-gop-legislators-seek-to-take-power-from-north-carolinas-dem-governor
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GOP legislators seek to take power from North Carolina's Dem governor (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Aug 2018
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GOP hates Democracy and they dont pretend otherwise. When will we get that?
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2018
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Eliot Rosewater
(32,530 posts)1. GOP hates Democracy and they dont pretend otherwise. When will we get that?
NOTHING about the GOP is American or good.
ALL bad
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Yup
And like always the GOP is projecting by calling Mueller's lawful investigation of Putin's puppet a "coup" while they try to carry one out for real in NC!
Ford_Prefect
(8,198 posts)3. North Carolina has been the on-going beta test for GOP strategies.
Expect to see similar distortions of US Constitutional powers made in the House and Senate soon.
appal_jack
(3,813 posts)4. Exactly.
I hope that the rest of the country takes heed.
k&r,
-app