it is an “unnecessary expense” for Gov. Pat McCrory to hire an outside attorney
Cooper is clearly positioning himself for a 2016 run at the governor's mansion. I don't really blame McCrory for not trusting him to defend the case.
Support the law. Get an ID like everybody else has to carry and stop all the caterwalling
Support the law. Get an ID like everybody else has to carry and stop all the caterwalling
Cooper is clearly positioning himself for a 2016 run at the governor's mansion. I don't really blame McCrory for not trusting him to defend the case.
I had a much longer post about this, but it got eaten by the internet. Short version is that suggesting career lawyers at the AG's office (the ones who, you know, will actually be defending the State of North Carolina in the lawsuit) would not do their best to zealously advocate for their client is just fucking stupid. If Cooper, or any of the DAG's who will handle this case, tanked it on purpose they could be disbarred.
But nice to know that our Governor with "business experience" is comfortable pissing away taxpayer funds on outside counsel.
Cooper should have been disbarred years ago. He is a bum.
Cooper should have been disbarred years ago. He is a bum.
So what, specifically, should Cooper be disbarred for?
Without divulging too many specifics,...
Without divulging too many specifics, look at the press releases issued by his office and compare them to the actual settlement agreements of the underlying cases. What you'll find is a giant disconnect between the two. The public is told one version (aimed at the sole objective of pimping Cooper) that does not accurately reflect the facts of the issues or the contents settlement documents themselves. Lies and propoganda. And then when called out on it, it is always "oops, sorry, the press department is a different department, we can't control them or cause them to issue a corrective retraction" despite it being squarely within his scope of authority. And, poof, there goes the business in question.