The state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general Jeff Jackson would lose key powers if the Republican-backed proposal becomes law.

Summary

The North Carolina House passed a controversial bill allocating $227 million for Hurricane Helene relief while including provisions to reduce powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.

Critics, including Democrats, called it a “power grab,” citing changes like stripping the governor’s control over the State Board of Elections and limiting the attorney general’s ability to challenge state laws or advocate for utility customers.

Republicans defended the bill as necessary, but some GOP lawmakers opposed it.

The bill now heads to the Senate and may face a gubernatorial veto.

  • EndlessApollo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    8 hours ago

    Fair enough, I didn’t mean all dem voters, it’d be weird if I did since I voted Harris lol. I was more talking about shitlibs who think any criticism of Biden’s policies or calls for more action to stop genocide in Gaza is basically support for trump, I should’ve worded it better. Tbh if there’s any chance for democrats to win in 4 years (there won’t) I might still vote for them in the vague hope that the far right will cannibalize itself and die with cheetoman, but the fact that they won this time around and democrats’ compete and total cooperation have pretty much killed my trust in them as far as trying to stop fascism or fundamentally improve anything that won’t be undone with the next republican president

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 hours ago

      Third parties should maybe stop being Russian asset dipshits and then what you’re saying might turn into something other than pointlessly raging into the void.

    • Scubus@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      8 hours ago

      Yeah, i knew what you meant, I was just being a shitlord.

      I 100% agree. The republican party is actually malicious, and the dems are useless. Anyone campaigning for either party is at best ignorant and at worst evil. The solution no longer lies in parties, the solution lies in forcing everyone to understand that we are no longer asking. Its time for people to actually demand that the world improves, and if you stand in the way of that, you dont get to experiance the world. Worst part is that the malicious and ignorant are no longer just the US’ problem, Trump is going to fuck the entire planet.