Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...

[Tyler_Jolie-Pitt]

Originally Posted by BC1960

I'm more concerned about every day reality than sending "messages". McCrory is nothing. His re-election or not means nothing. Changing the GA, and rescinding HB2 is the only thing that will send a message.

I think that's true for all of us, but I'm not sure that true change can happen with him in office.

[BC1960]

Originally Posted by Tyler_Jolie-Pitt

I think that's true for all of us, but I'm not sure that true change can happen with him in office.

Again, NcCrory isn't the issue. He didn't initiate HB2, or anything else of substance. It all came from the GA. And the GA has a veto proof republican majority. It makes no difference who the governor is, the GA is running the state.

[Hamish Forbes]

Originally Posted by BC1960

Again, NcCrory isn't the issue. He didn't initiate HB2, or anything else of substance. It all came from the GA. And the GA has a veto proof republican majority. It makes no difference who the governor is, the GA is running the state.

This is completely correct. Why is it so hard to understand? Seems like many of the posters here don't have a clue about how NC state government works. Until fairly recently, the Governor did not even have veto power over the legislature. The antecedent of this is abuse of power by the British Royal Governors, especially Tryon, before the American revolution. The legislature runs the show in NC, and always has.