Those opposed to a convention of states have said that convening one would lead to a free-for-all of amendments that could lead to extreme changes to the government.
Moore, who is now in his 11th term in the General Assembly and was named speaker for an unprecedented fifth term, is seemingly only OK with limiting others’ powers and not his own.
Republican lawmakers across the country have introduced more anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the past two months than in the last five years combined.
Over the past month, high school students from across the state have been using their voices and their experiences to demand change.
Robinson used his “State of the State” response as an opportunity to debut a new, less extreme persona – but don’t buy it. He’s still as full of hate as ever.
The Freedom to Vote Act aims to protect free and fair elections in North Carolina through a series of measures such as reducing voter intimidation and ending gerrymandering.
“Since we all agree this is the right thing to do, we should make it effective now to make sure we leverage the money that will save our rural hospitals and invest in mental health,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Last month, while pushing a racist and undemocratic “anti-rioting” bill, NC House Speaker Tim Moore flat-out lied when he said that people died in Raleigh’s 2020 George Floyd protests.
“[T]these bills set a precedent requiring that we prioritize voluntary immigration enforcement at the expense of local law enforcement priorities,” sheriffs from Wake, Durham, Mecklenburg, Orange, Buncombe, and Wilson counties wrote.
Forcing local sheriffs to do the federal government’s job also puts an undue burden – administrative and financial – on the departments. Laws such as HB 10 can lead to serious, expensive litigation.