The NC GOP-dominated legislature is holding a coup, like as we speak

[Recursion]

This is absolutely appalling.

http://www.businessinsider.com/nc-gop-special-session-roy-cooper-2016-12

[Maven]

1. I can't with these scumbags anymore.

I just can't.

You cannot peacefully share power with cheating scumbags. Let's just divide the country up and get it over with.

[cilla4progress]

2. Machiavellian

All they care about is power

I sure hope I live long enough to see the comeuppance

[LisaM]

3. Ugh, ugh, and ugh.

All they have is election tampering and suppression. It's. All. They. Have.

[Chasstev365]

4. The Republicans have become NAZIS!

Wake up sheepeople!

[octoberlib]

5. Total fascist bullshit

Alex Kotch ‏@alexkotch 28m28 minutes ago
HOLY SHIT: NC GOP just dropped a bill limiting # of appointments new Dem Gov can make from 1,500 to 300 #ncpol #ncga http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S4v0.pdf

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Alex Kotch ‏@alexkotch 33m33 minutes ago
Translation of NC GOP last-minute power grab bill: In election yrs, state elex board will be chaired by GOP. #ncpol http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S4v0.pdf


https://twitter.com/alexkotch

[octoberlib]

6. One good thing is the racial gerrymandering lawsuit is going before

the Supreme Court. Hopefully they'll get to it before Trump can appoint some one and we get a good ruling, then we can get rid of these fuckers .

[SaschaHM]

7. As an NC resident, this makes me sick.

They're cutting the amount of appointed positions from 1500 to 300 (after raising it to 400 when they took power) and filed a bill to change the # of positions on elections boards from 3 to 4 to jam it up with partisan gridlock. The 2-1 boards were used extensively to suppress the vote this cycle.

[Hortensis]

8. Majority of N. Carolinians elected them. It's their problem.

And this kind of action is not limited to Republicans. You know, sausage.

[octoberlib]

9. Actually, no they didn't . Majority of North Carolinians elected Democrats but

Dems got less seats due to racial gerrymandering. Only time NC gop got more votes was in 2010.

[Hortensis]

11. Sorry, right. Majority Carolinians are screwed.

But it's still not so completely unheard of as people are making out. If Trump were coming in as governor a Democratic majority caucus might well move to limit his power. This is just one of thousands of examples of why politics is not for amateurs.

[lostnfound]

12. North Carolina was one of the house races that the Russians screwed with, by the way. Nt

[Hortensis]

14. I heard there were a dozen or so but didn't look.

I didn't mean to say what the pubs are doing is okay. It's very bad and an indication of just how extreme and dysfunctional to democracy the right-wing party has become. Only that politicians playing very dirty, hard ball is not exactly anything new.

[uponit7771]

10. Obama should call a last minute election redo...fuck that

[msongs]

13. US CONgress will do the same soon as trump is sworn in. bet on it nt

[edhopper]

15. yes

they will