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North Carolina Republicans said they were calling a special session to help hurricane victims. Instead they launched a “legislative power grab”, and two major bills were approved by the legislature Friday and signed quickly by the outgoing Gov. Pat McCrory. The measure strips future governors of their power to appoint a majority to the State Board of Elections. It also changes the state court system, making it difficult for the losers of some superior court cases to appeal directly to the Democratic-controlled Supreme Court.
A second bill, which had not been signed by the governor as of Friday afternoon, strips the governor of his ability to name members of the boards of state universities, and it reduces the number of state employees the governor can appoint from 1,500 to 425.
According to Larry Hall, the Democratic Minority Leader in the state House, says the purpose of the special session is “to nullify the vote of the people for governor.”
Rev. Dr. Williams, state president of North Carolina’s NAACP appeared on AM Joy with Joy Reid on the backlash of the North Carolina GOP power grab and voter suppression.
.@REVDRBARBER “clears up the record” on how GOP in North Carolina suppressed vote & gerrymandered #AMJoy https://t.co/2PxVwYXa1P
— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) December 17, 2016
courtesy MSNBC
