Never Forget

[GMDino]

(09-12-2019, 03:59 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Apparently, the North Carolina GOP chose to forget this year:

https://www.businessinsider.com/north-carolina-house-republicans-surprise-budget-veto-vote-2019-9?fbclid=IwAR2s8xc9faIFKy0QKHguy5P-f06KJDYm5WAcu9vWP6nhGD4Qo2LDGyA0A8o

Democrats thwarted more tricks by the Senate and the budget did not get vetoed.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article236874893.html

Quote:The North Carolina legislature is done trying to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on the budget and a few other hot-button issues — until at least next year.



The N.C. Senate and House of Representatives both adjourned Thursday evening, putting a temporary end to one of the longest legislative sessions in recent years that was dominated by redistricting lawsuits and a fight over the budget and Medicaid expansion.


The House voted to override Cooper’s budget veto in a controversial vote Sept. 11, when nearly every Democrat was absent. But in the Senate, Democrats were able to keep Cooper’s veto alive. They hold 21 of the 50 seats, which is the minimum number of votes needed to stop a veto override.

“The votes were not ready to be taken so we’ve now moved that as well as a couple other overrides,” Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday in a press conference after the session ended.

Apparently (from what I saw on Twitter) the GOP would call a session, see all 21 Democrats showed up (just enough to block the veto) and then the GOP would call for a recess.  Over and over and over.  For a couple days.

If they ain't cheatin' they ain't winnin' it seems.