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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is a stunning video of what happened today in North Carolina.
The Republicans overrode the budget veto while the Democrats attended a 9/11 ceremony. The R's had promised that no votes would be taken while the Democrats were not in attendance. You'll have to scroll down a bit to see the video, but it's worth it.
My blood boiled.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/11/north-carolina-republicans-overrode-budget-veto-while-democrats-were-ceremony/?arc404=true
Bettie
(16,124 posts)that a 9/11 observance was important? They just wanted to hurt people while the Democrats remembered a tragic day in our national history.
Wow.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)Bettie
(16,124 posts)patriotism and love of country...someone needs to point out to them that love of money isn't the same as love of country and it sure as hell isn't patriotism.
They are morally bankrupt.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,457 posts)Bettie
(16,124 posts)I mean, who really, honestly thinks that these people are even willing to make any effort whatsoever?
blm
(113,091 posts)on N.C. for 9-11.
Evil.
area51
(11,920 posts)TeamPooka
(24,254 posts)I'm going to punch in the head the next person who says that to me in person.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,457 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)pounding into Americans of this lack of patriotism on 9/11/19 (and the lying, since they lied, then the repugs in NC should never ever believe repugs and their statements (and probably everywhere else in this country, but repugs in NC obviously are so desperate that they would stoop to tactics like this, since they can't do it normally, like get budget bill that won't be vetoed by the gov to begin with, eh?
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)Takket
(21,625 posts)If Dems has been there could they have stopped the override or are there enough rethugs it didnt matter?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)mnhtnbb
(31,404 posts)and the Repubs have been itching for an opportunity to override. They couldn't do it on the up and up, so they pulled this stunt yesterday.
It will backfire on them.
Here's a good explanation of what's been going on in NC state politics:
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/11/20860986/north-carolina-republican-power-play-cooper-budget-veto
Repubs in the state are ruthless scum suckers and power grabbers. If anybody needed an example of how little they care about representative democracy, this stunt yesterday proves it.
They are completely without honor or integrity and I hope the state Democrats finally understand that and will treat them accordingly.
AJT
(5,240 posts)I promise you can kick the ball this time Charlie Brown...
Crunchy Frog
(26,630 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Those tossup seats? Gone. What sane person would trust a legislative party that did what they did?
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)GOP uses a national tragedy and the deaths of thousands of Americans,including first responders, for their own lack of integrity.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)JHB
(37,161 posts)Patriot act, Invading Iraq to oust Saddam, all sorts of pet projects they pushed through by shouting noun-verb-9/11.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)If you're going to be attending special events while the legislature is in session, first make sure there won't be enough people left there to form a quorum. If those 9 Democrats weren't there, a vote couldn't have happened.
orleans
(34,073 posts)(not that it matters)
but i'm wondering why they didn't attend the memorial instead
could they have voted without any dems present?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-carolina-republicans-override-budget-veto-while-democrats-are-at-911-ceremony
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Vote was 55 to 9 (where I misscounted, 3 must have abstained), so if 4 more of the Democrats didn't show up, they wouldn't have had a vote.
Mersky
(4,986 posts)Maybe because the mayor of NYC on 9/11/01, ugh, sigh, gag, tweeted a fascist propaganda video this morning.
Maybe because the tweeter-in-chief doesn't see me as a human because money never equated time in his upbringing.
Maybe because Deb Butler did what shouldn't have to be done in a governing body in the United States on the anniversary of the day we were simply trying to get out the door and stopped.
Maybe just because I saw the texture of the edge on the nearly full moon, I remain heartful.
Nonetheless, my blood boiled, too.
elocs
(22,600 posts)and that's when we get our asses handed to us.
Taking Republicans at their word--how quaint and naive.
I bet they're laughing in NC and thinking what chumps Democrats are because they play to win and not to be righteous and noble.