NC Legislature | House Helene relief bill would weaken Governor and AG powers

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After overriding a veto of the expansion of school vouchers in NC yesterday, the House is using the Helene bill as a Trojan horse to weaken offices they failed to win in the election and before they lose their veto-proof majority next term.

NC House passes Helene relief bill that targets powers of governor, attorney general​


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NC House passes Helene relief bill that targets powers of governor, attorney general

When SB382 was finally posted on the legislative website, it became clear quickly it contains several priority items on Republican legislative leaders' wish list that likely would not get through
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“… When SB382 was finally posted on the legislative website, it became clear quickly it contains several priority items on Republican legislative leaders' wish list that likely would not get through restored veto powers to be held by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

Foremost, SB382 contains language that strips the governor's appointments to the State Board of Elections and gives them to the state auditor. Republican Dave Boliek begins in January his first term as auditor, as does Stein.

Rep. Grey Mills, R-Iredell, defended shifting the elections board appointments to the state auditor by saying it is part of an overall state government efficiency effort.

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Closer to the Triad, SB382 eliminates in 2029 the Forsyth Superior Court District 31 seat held by Judge Todd Burke. It is one of just two Superior Court judge seat slated for elimination along with one in Wake County.

Rep. Robert Reives II, D-Chatham, and House Minority leader, said Burke's seat is being eliminated because he took legal stances opposed by Republican legislative leadership, and not because of the quality of his overall work or the lack of need for the seat.

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The bill forbids the state attorney general — which will be Democrat Jeff Jackson on Jan. 2 — from participating in any litigation in another state, including filing amicus briefs, in state and federal court "that would result in the invalidation of any statute enacted by the General Assembly."
The attorney general also would be forbidden from taking any legal position "that is contrary to or inconsistent with the position of the General Assembly." The General Assembly's counsel would be the lead counsel on positions take on behalf of the state.

The bill acts to remove certain powers from the state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Those powers were granted to current Republican Catherine Truitt in recent sessions, but taken away from Democrat Maurice "Mo" Green. …”
 
Dems desperately need to regain the majority on the NC Supreme Court in 2028 to eliminate the Pub gerrymander, which may allow us to win a majority in the state legislature so we can start repairing the damage these undemocratic assholes have done to our state.
 
Posted this in the 'deportation' thread but probably more appropriate here...don't see sheriffs changing their current behaviors based on this.

 
Turd Ferguson said:
Pubs just change the rules of the game if they don't like the outcome. Nothing but scum.
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This is truly disgusting and blatantly obvious - they're only targeting the state offices they lost in this election. I'd love to hear our resident Trumpers and conservatives defend this. If they tried it would likely be some kind of bosides bullshit that was irrelevant to the matter at hand.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
This is truly disgusting and blatantly obvious - they're only targeting the state offices they lost in this election. I'd love to hear our resident Trumpers and conservatives defend this. If they tried it would likely be some kind of bosides bullshit that was irrelevant to the matter at hand.
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There are no principled Trump voters. There is no shame left in that group.
 
NC Republicans have controlled the legislature in this state for the past fifteen years, and in that time they have steadily eroded the powers of the executive branch and any competing branches or agencies of the state government and concentrated more and more power with the legislature. They're making the whole concept of "checks and balances" obsolete. At this point they might as well just abolish the executive branch and take all executive and legislative powers for themselves.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
NC Republicans have controlled the legislature in this state for the past fifteen years, and in that time they have steadily eroded the powers of the executive branch and any competing branches or agencies of the state government and concentrated more and more power with the legislature. They're making the whole concept of "checks and balances" obsolete. At this point they might as well just abolish the executive branch and take all executive and legislative powers for themselves.
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What do you think they are trying to do?
 
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