Moral Monday Draws 'Moron Monday' Insult From Republican As Dozens Arrested In North Carolina

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Moral Monday Draws 'Moron Monday' Insult From Republican As Dozens Arrested In North Carolina

Nick WingThe Huffington Post Jun 11, 2013

Swarms of demonstrators gathered outside the North Carolina General Assembly building on Monday, fulfilling their promise to continue weekly "Moral Monday" protests against the state's GOP-controlled agenda.

The crowd, which numbered in the thousands, according to the Charlotte Observer, was largely made up of clergy members and other civil rights groups, including the state chapter of the NAACP. As many as 84 people were arrested, WTVD reported, among them Charlotte Observer reporter Tim Funk, who was on hand interviewing demonstrators as part of his coverage of the event. Police said he failed to disperse when asked, though he was reportedly wearing the appropriate media credentials.

More than 151 people were arrested in last week's "Moral Monday" protest, and in total, more than 350 have been arrested in six separate demonstrations held since late April.

The coordinated events have cropped up as a response to the GOP's monopolization of power in Raleigh. Republicans won control of both chambers of the state legislature and of the governorship in November. Protesters have spoken out specifically against the Republicans' moves on voter ID legislation, hydraulic fracking, cuts to education spending and the rejection of Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

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