On Wednesday morning, most North Carolina state Democrats were attending 9/11 memorials away from the capitol where, they assumed, no business was scheduled until the afternoon. But while they were gone, Republicans called a vote to override the Democratic governor's veto of their budget.
What exactly did the Republicans vote to do?Democratic governor Roy Cooper vetoed a two-year Republican-passed budget in June, saying that it underpaid teachers, gave unnecessary handouts to corporations, and didn't include Medicaid expansion to provide health care to the poorest people in the state. This is a new obstacle for the North Carolina GOP which held an ironclad supermajority in the state legislature for eight years, meaning any bill that passed along party lines was veto-proof.
It feels like this sort of thing is happening a lot in North Carolina.Story continuesSince Republicans took control of the state in 2011, they've been busy remaking the state so it would be impossible for them to lose their majority. North Carolina has been at the forefront for voter suppression and partisan gerrymandering, and the Republicans' methods were so effective that by 2016 they held overwhelming majorities despite barely winning half of all votes.
They were using a very good plan devised 100% by the leftist Democraps!!!!
At this piont Dies it matter? No I! Nvrdrmp; 99%
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