Deadbolt
Well-known member
People have a right to be heard and to protest. There should be a designated area that they can exercise this right in a way that does not disrupt the business of the General Assembly.
The Legislature also has a duty to perform its functions without obstruction. If they do not honor their duties, they serve at the pleasure of the people through the process of elections. We've seen what happens to legislatures and governors who do not honor their charges to earn the blessing of the governed.
While I agree with this, it only works if the notion of turning over district drawing to a non-partisan group to eliminate gerrymandering gets traction. Until we have politicians with the backbone to eliminate that practice, you have people on both sides who could sacrifice a puppy in the middle of the Senate floor and get re-elected.
A couple of former mayors are leading the charge on this. “Former Charlotte mayor Richard Vinroot, a Republican and former Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker, a Democrat will be announcing today their partnership in seeking to end gerrymandering in North Carolina.
Both mayors want politics taken out of the redistricting process and will be creating a new coalition called
North Carolinians to End Gerrymandering Now