Republicans in my adopted N.C. state make me feel all stabby, and their vote to strip power from the incoming governor, attorney general, and other incoming Democratic leaders is another example of why. This move was under the $227 million in relief aid meant for victims of Hurricane Helene.
If this move to strip powers from the Democratic Governor sounds familiar, Scott Walker pulled the same stunt after Tony Evers defeated him in 2018. And North Carolina Republican lawmakers took similar actions following the 2016 elections, enacting sweeping changes to weaken the governor’s office in the days after Democrat Roy Cooper unseated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.
WRAL reports:
The Republican-led North Carolina House advanced a bill Tuesday to earmark an additional $227 million in relief aid for victims of Hurricane Helene — a measure stuffed with unrelated provisions aimed at stripping power from the governor, attorney general, and other incoming Democratic leaders.
The effort comes on the heels of victories in this month’s elections by Democratic Governor-elect Josh Stein and Democrat Jeff Jackson, the congressman who won the race for attorney general.
