The gall of the Republican-dominated NC legislature to covet power at the expense of democracy knows no bounds. Consider a lawsuit filed by House Speaker Tim Moore that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court – Moore v. Harper. This suit asks the high court to declare the legislature the sole authority for all election matters and completely shut out the courts. The dominant party would be able to gerrymander election maps to its heart’s content and the courts would not be able to stop it. Do you want lawmakers picking voters? Or voters picking lawmakers, as it should be? Tim Moore knows no shame. Voters should step up and speak out against this travesty and those who support it.
Read more on NC Common Cause’s site as well as Southern Coalition for Social Justice.