by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 14, 2013 | Politics, Voting Rights
Thomas argued last weekend that Republicans are mistaking their base for the rest of us. That’s why they insist, as one Republican did, that brutal spending cuts “are very popular with mainstream North Carolinians.” Contrary to Thomas, the focus of their claim is not...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights |
Yesterday, Pat McCrory signed into law one of the most restrictive voter suppression laws in the country. In addition, the Republican-majority Watauga County Board of Elections made voting more difficult for students by eliminating the on-campus early voting site and...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 27, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, Gun Control, Politics, Tax Reform, Voting Rights |
Back in May, Greg Lacour said in Charlotte Magazine that North Carolina was becoming a petri dish for the American far right. He’s exactly right and now, we know for certain how far they will take us. They did damage but they are not finished. They have not eliminated...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 24, 2013 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
It’s getting hard to believe that these people were elected in America. Personally, I gasped aloud after reading every proposal in the Senate’s new voter-discrimination bill. The legislation attacks democracy and American values so aggressively it’s hard to believe...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 19, 2013 | Issues, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, US Senate, Voting Rights
In their determination not to look like total nuts, a few Republicans have slightly watered down their party’s agenda. The most prominent of them, of course, is shameless careerist Thom Tillis. Now, WRAL reports Sen. Neal Hunt is in on the game with a plan to have the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 26, 2013 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, Voting Rights |
In so many ways, the voter-suppression fight has brought out the best in the Democratic party. One of the less prominent emphases of the pro-voter case is also among the most noble. Opponents of the Voter Identification law have pointed out that it may leave persons...
