Category: NC legislature

#ncga: More on the redistricting ruckus

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Another important revision to the election process pushed through by the honorables: Runoffs are not just canceled for the congressional races. They are done away with for EVERYBODY. So, you

Pat McCrory’s “stimulus”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Barry Obama sold us his “stimulus” scam promising that it would: (1) create jobs, (2) boost the economy, and (3) make America a sooooooo much better place. Well, the stimulus

#ncga: Boles v. Zumwalt heating up in House District 52

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Richard Morgan has been gone from this seat for TEN YEARS now. Just as we were getting use to the quiet and civility, things had to BLOW UP. Republican state Rep.

Roberts passes. (Game ON?)

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Chief Justice John Roberts has allowed the lower court ruling on North Carolina’s congressional districts stand. Soooooo – it’s now a certainty we won’t be voting for Members of Congress

#ncga: Tool-time with Tim!

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Every so often , something pops up in the political arena that forces you to ask: Are these people really this stupid, or is there some really sneaky and devious

#ncga: Awwwwww, look. Our very own LBJ rule.

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

In 1960, US. senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Democrat nominee for vice president of the United States. The dilemma? He was also up for reelection to the Senate from

#ncga: A redistricting Lawsuit-palooza ??? (Unleash the ambulance chasers!)

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I talked with some Jones Street insiders today who have an interesting take on where this whole congressional redistricting kerfuffle might be heading. The consensus? It’s unlikely that we will

#ncga: A GOODNIGHT for a DOLLAR

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Being seen talking to — or even looking at — Mark Villee can get you screamed at or threatened these days. It can be hazardous to your professional / political

#ncga: Attack web site goes up, fur continues to fly in Covil v. Grange

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

These ladies in New Hanover County are NOT playing softball. Republicans Tammy Covil and Holly Grange are duking it out for the GOP nomination for state House district 20. There

#ncpol: Holding v. Ellmers, and other redistricting scuttlebutt