Tag: judges

Thom’s deal with the devil

Posted on November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh GOPe types are praising Thom Tillis for an alleged singular act of party loyalty and basically doing the job he was elected to do. Thank GOD señor Thom stopped

Who to vote FOR: statewide edition

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Here is a list of candidates we think (AS OF NOW) deserve your vote. Things CAN change. Early voting is underway, but there is still plenty of time until

Crocodile tears over judges

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s interesting to see and hear all of these Republican bigwigs bemoan “legislating from the bench”: Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have voted for MANY of these

#ncga: TWO MORE justices?

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Brant Clifton

I am hearing from sources inside and outside the legislative building in Raleigh that the GOP super-majority will attempt to use its last days in power to ram through an

For Everybody else …

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Brant Clifton

What’s left — beyond local races — are the legislative, congressional, judicial, and amendment decisions. Fasten your seatbelts as we hit you with our two cents: NC Supreme Court. A

#ncpol: Just gonna leave this RIGHT HERE …

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by Brant Clifton

It’s been interesting to see and hear all of the North Carolina Republican big-wigs tearing Judge James Wynn a new one for his ruling against North Carolina’s congressional districts. (Case

Monkey Business Report: Grandpa & Dallas edition

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We get a lot of lip service about bottom-up governance coming out of Raleigh, but end up getting an awful lot of heavy-handedness from up above. Case in point, THIS

#ncga: New maps. (Hmm …. )

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The honorables have floated some new proposed districts for the state’s court system. My first thought: The districts are so nice and neat and contiguous. WHY can’t we do this

UNC’s $437,000 Man crosses swords with Jones Street leaders

Posted on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Mark Merritt is the general counsel for the UNC system. He makes A LOT of money for being on the government payroll.

Thilli$$$, Burr, Senate, dragging their feet on approving Trump judge picks

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Here in North Carolina, we’ve seen the tyranny and mayhem out-of-control leftist judges can wreak FIRST-HAND. We’ve got a great opportunity to remake the federal judiciary. We have a GOP