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sunonmars

(8,656 posts) Fri Jan 26, 2018, 05:41 PM Jan 2018

NC S.Court just ruled that the GOP's effort to remove Dem maj from the state board unconstitutional

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NC S.Court just ruled that the GOP's effort to remove Dem maj from the state board unconstitutional (Original Post) sunonmars Jan 2018 OP

Good news lsewpershad Jan 2018 #1

K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #2

You know, if I didn't know better gratuitous Jan 2018 #3

It's been obvious since I got into politics.. Cha Jan 2018 #8

The deuce you say! gratuitous Jan 2018 #11

Yeah, I guess the aiders and abetters Cha Jan 2018 #12

North Carolina Is One Back-Assward State . . I'm Happy there May Be Some Progress Here OldManTarHeel Jan 2018 #4

hopefully the ruling wont be reversed on appeal onetexan Jan 2018 #5

Some context here dsc Jan 2018 #6

Is the NC supreme Court majority Democrats or Rep? KelleyKramer Jan 2018 #7

I think I remember it has a Dem majority.. Cha Jan 2018 #10

Thank you so much for that background, dsc.. Cha Jan 2018 #9

lsewpershad

(2,620 posts)

1. Good news

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jan 2018

Let see what they do with it

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:45 PM

Jan 2018

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. You know, if I didn't know better

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:52 PM

Jan 2018

I'd say that Republicans can't win unless they cheat. Baffling that the self-styled party of All Things Moral would be such a bunch of scoundrels.

Cha

(297,302 posts)

8. It's been obvious since I got into politics..

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 03:01 AM

Jan 2018

at the turn of the century.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

11. The deuce you say!

Reply to Cha (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 03:37 AM

Jan 2018

You'd think that 18 years on, the popular media would have caught on by now. Strange!

Cha

(297,302 posts)

12. Yeah, I guess the aiders and abetters

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 03:43 AM

Jan 2018

don't really see it as a problem

gratuitous

OldManTarHeel

(435 posts)

4. North Carolina Is One Back-Assward State . . I'm Happy there May Be Some Progress Here

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:54 PM

Jan 2018

I often refer to my home state as North Mississippi . . and it pisses off my Pubbie friends to no end. (oh well) . .

A lot of racist f*cks live in that state . .

Jes saying' . .

onetexan

(13,043 posts)

5. hopefully the ruling wont be reversed on appeal

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 07:56 PM

Jan 2018

dsc

(52,162 posts)

6. Some context here

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 08:27 PM

Jan 2018

In NC the county and state election boards have a majority that is the same party as the governor (the state board is appointed by him or her). When Cooper won the legislature passed a law that changed this. They made the boards evenly divided and required a 2/3 super majority to make any changes. This would have locked in the suppression that they put in, in 2016. This will let early voting be expanded in counties such as Wake and Mecklenburg (Raleigh and Charlotte). Oh, and it can't be appealed. This is great.

KelleyKramer

(8,969 posts)

7. Is the NC supreme Court majority Democrats or Rep?

Reply to dsc (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 02:54 AM

Jan 2018

Just curious, because NC is one crazy ass state

Cha

(297,302 posts)

10. I think I remember it has a Dem majority..

Reply to KelleyKramer (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 03:09 AM

Jan 2018

Morgan victory returns Democratic majority to NC Supreme Court

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RALEIGH - Beyond Roy Cooper’s continuing lead in North Carolina’s still-unresolved governor’s race, the state’s Democrats may be happiest about winning a majority on the state Supreme Court for the first time in nearly 20 years.

More.. OMG!
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2016/11/24/morgan-victory-returns-democratic-majority-nc-supreme-court/94386322/

And, the world!

Kelley

Cha

(297,302 posts)

9. Thank you so much for that background, dsc..

Reply to dsc (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 03:04 AM

Jan 2018

I use to live in Asheville in the '70s and my sister lives in Fairview now.

Always quite interested in North Carolina.. I was thrilled like everyone when Cooper won!

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