Summary
The North Carolina House passed a controversial bill allocating $227 million for Hurricane Helene relief while including provisions to reduce powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.
Critics, including Democrats, called it a “power grab,” citing changes like stripping the governor’s control over the State Board of Elections and limiting the attorney general’s ability to challenge state laws or advocate for utility customers.
Republicans defended the bill as necessary, but some GOP lawmakers opposed it.
The bill now heads to the Senate and may face a gubernatorial veto.
This is not the time to be giving up election oversight powers of any sort. Veto the fuck out of this bullshit no more weak pushover shit, let the citizens know when Republicans are holding their aid hostage to destroy democratic safeguards
This is exactly how GOP is going to play these games. They’ve given the insight to us now.
“Oh, you want us to pass bills that help the country? Well…only if democratic politicians got less power! waaah!”
Fucking parasites.
Not advocating for this… But realistically - shouldn’t Republicans be worried folks with terminal illnesses could start getting creative with how they interact with judges and politicians in their final days?
No. They’ve got the cops on their side, while liberals are too busy screaming at Trans people for costing them the election
Trans people?I haven’t heard this at all.
God fucking damnit man. Our local shit going to the democrats has been like my only solace
Dem party of NC seems to be just as useless as the rest of the democratic party
Ah yes, it’s the Democratic party at fault that the Republican party while they still had a veto proof majority ram thru changes.
I will never forgive them for doing such a shit job at vetting candidates that a democratic member would flip republican and give them the decisive majority. The NC dems were saved by an even more dogshit republican machine this cycle
That is fucking ridiculous. The woman who flipped was the daughter of an extremely popular state dem.
Nothing will change with dems in power. They won’t do anything to oppose republicans, no matter how much power they hold. Yes, it is their fault, bc they never, for any reason, oppose things that republicans do, even when it’s easy to do so
The NC Dems just won the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorneys’ General, Superintendent, NC Supreme Court Seat, and broke the GOP super majority in the state legislature
Might be time to pull a GOP and do whatever they want anyway. “Think like an asshole” should be the Dems mantra for the next 4 years if not beyond.
Why we would ever go back to civility politics is beyond me. Cilivilty politics are planning for defeat, as everyone can clearly see. And yet despite that, I will eat an entire plane if the dems actually change for the better in any way.
Calm down, Monsieur Mangetout; you’d have to wait for the pig to land it first.
Why are people on this website so obsessed with defending the democratic party. I don’t understand what they are trying to accomplish.
For anyone wondering, I have this guy tagged as a fascist.
lol
You’d rather dismiss everything I’m saying under the pretense of me being an undercover fascist then rethink your world view.
Good for you.
“Undercover”?
I’m having a hard time believing you’re coming at this discussion in good faith. But by all means explain why you think I’m a fascist.
