Days after celebrating election victories, Democrats in North Carolina are facing a power grab by Republican lawmakers. Republicans are pushing through a series of changes that weaken the authority of newly elected Democrats, including the incoming governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor. The move comes as Republicans anticipate losing their veto-proof majority in the legislature, and critics decry the lack of public input and the undemocratic nature of the changes.
A protester holds a sign as the Republican-dominated North Carolina House convened to complete the override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that aims to weaken the powers of Cooper's soon-to-be successor and other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. RALEIGH, N.C.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein, who will succeed Cooper next month, have already filed a lawsuit against Republican lawmakers, saying many portions of Senate Bill 382 violate the state constitution.
“The new measures in Senate Bill 382 actually balance our three branches of state government so that North Carolina remains on a positive trajectory, free from Democratic Party and liberal activist obstruction,” he said in a statement earlier this month. “North Carolina is very much a purple state,” said Melissa Price Kromm, executive director of North Carolina for the People Action. “… But our legislature has been gerrymandered to allow for a Republican supermajority that makes these nefarious attacks on our democracy possible. It’s baked into the system.”
During last week’s veto override in the North Carolina House, over 100 demonstrators chanted “Shame” and “People power” as they were escorted out of the chamber’s gallery. Two days before, hundreds marched to the Legislative Building to deliver documents opposing the bill.
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