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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:00 PM Sep 2019

This is a stunning video of what happened today in North Carolina.

The Republicans overrode the budget veto while the Democrats attended a 9/11 ceremony. The R's had promised that no votes would be taken while the Democrats were not in attendance. You'll have to scroll down a bit to see the video, but it's worth it.

My blood boiled.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/11/north-carolina-republicans-overrode-budget-veto-while-democrats-were-ceremony/?arc404=true

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This is a stunning video of what happened today in North Carolina. (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 OP
So the Republicans didn't feel Bettie Sep 2019 #1
Exactly right. Bastards, all of them. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #2
They always prattle on and on about Bettie Sep 2019 #4
+1000 bronxiteforever Sep 2019 #10
So tell me again about the need to work with REPUKES. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #3
Right? Bettie Sep 2019 #5
GOP hates N.C. for our freedom and democracy. Republicans planned this attack blm Sep 2019 #8
THIS. n/t area51 Sep 2019 #17
and how both parties are the same. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #22
Agree, that makes me furious. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #26
So the repugs just stated by their actions that 9/11 ceremonies don't mean anything...and keep... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #6
It's not the first time they've done this...nt 2naSalit Sep 2019 #7
State Dem Rep Deb Butler on Lawrence now...n/t asiliveandbreathe Sep 2019 #9
You can never trust a Republican no matter what they say. dalton99a Sep 2019 #11
Just curious... Takket Sep 2019 #12
I believe they could have stopped it, but I'm not sure. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #14
Yes, Dems have had the numbers since the veto last June mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #25
And the dems believed them because? AJT Sep 2019 #13
Why do the Dems keep falling for that shit? Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #15
This is going to come back to hurt republicans in North Carolina. Blue_true Sep 2019 #16
GOP uses a national tragedy and the deaths of thousands of Americans,including first responders, for keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #18
Exactly. Talk about rampant hypocrisy--these guys have it in spades. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #19
Just like they used the actual 9/11 JHB Sep 2019 #24
An important bit of strategy Bradical79 Sep 2019 #20
daily beast says 12 dems were there orleans Sep 2019 #21
They need 61 to form a quorum in the NC House Bradical79 Sep 2019 #27
Maybe because it's been a day Mersky Sep 2019 #23
Republicans engage in a street fight while Democrats want Marquess of Queensberry rules elocs Sep 2019 #28

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
1. So the Republicans didn't feel
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:03 PM
Sep 2019

that a 9/11 observance was important? They just wanted to hurt people while the Democrats remembered a tragic day in our national history.

Wow.

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
4. They always prattle on and on about
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:08 PM
Sep 2019

patriotism and love of country...someone needs to point out to them that love of money isn't the same as love of country and it sure as hell isn't patriotism.

They are morally bankrupt.

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
5. Right?
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:08 PM
Sep 2019

I mean, who really, honestly thinks that these people are even willing to make any effort whatsoever?

blm

(112,919 posts)
8. GOP hates N.C. for our freedom and democracy. Republicans planned this attack
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:14 PM
Sep 2019

on N.C. for 9-11.

Evil.

TeamPooka

(24,155 posts)
22. and how both parties are the same.
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 12:51 AM
Sep 2019

I'm going to punch in the head the next person who says that to me in person.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
6. So the repugs just stated by their actions that 9/11 ceremonies don't mean anything...and keep...
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:12 PM
Sep 2019

pounding into Americans of this lack of patriotism on 9/11/19 (and the lying, since they lied, then the repugs in NC should never ever believe repugs and their statements (and probably everywhere else in this country, but repugs in NC obviously are so desperate that they would stoop to tactics like this, since they can't do it normally, like get budget bill that won't be vetoed by the gov to begin with, eh?

Takket

(21,424 posts)
12. Just curious...
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:42 PM
Sep 2019

If Dems has been there could they have stopped the override or are there enough rethugs it didn’t matter?

mnhtnbb

(31,318 posts)
25. Yes, Dems have had the numbers since the veto last June
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 04:25 AM
Sep 2019

and the Repubs have been itching for an opportunity to override. They couldn't do it on the up and up, so they pulled this stunt yesterday.

It will backfire on them.

Here's a good explanation of what's been going on in NC state politics:

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/11/20860986/north-carolina-republican-power-play-cooper-budget-veto

Repubs in the state are ruthless scum suckers and power grabbers. If anybody needed an example of how little they care about representative democracy, this stunt yesterday proves it.

They are completely without honor or integrity and I hope the state Democrats finally understand that and will treat them accordingly.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
16. This is going to come back to hurt republicans in North Carolina.
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 11:04 PM
Sep 2019

Those tossup seats? Gone. What sane person would trust a legislative party that did what they did?

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
18. GOP uses a national tragedy and the deaths of thousands of Americans,including first responders, for
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 11:44 PM
Sep 2019

GOP uses a national tragedy and the deaths of thousands of Americans,including first responders, for their own lack of integrity.

JHB

(37,128 posts)
24. Just like they used the actual 9/11
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 03:37 AM
Sep 2019

Patriot act, Invading Iraq to oust Saddam, all sorts of pet projects they pushed through by shouting noun-verb-9/11.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
20. An important bit of strategy
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 12:00 AM
Sep 2019

If you're going to be attending special events while the legislature is in session, first make sure there won't be enough people left there to form a quorum. If those 9 Democrats weren't there, a vote couldn't have happened.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
27. They need 61 to form a quorum in the NC House
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 12:34 PM
Sep 2019

Vote was 55 to 9 (where I misscounted, 3 must have abstained), so if 4 more of the Democrats didn't show up, they wouldn't have had a vote.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
23. Maybe because it's been a day
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 01:41 AM
Sep 2019

Maybe because the mayor of NYC on 9/11/01, ugh, sigh, gag, tweeted a fascist propaganda video this morning.

Maybe because the tweeter-in-chief doesn't see me as a human because money never equated time in his upbringing.

Maybe because Deb Butler did what shouldn't have to be done in a governing body in the United States on the anniversary of the day we were simply trying to get out the door and stopped.

Maybe just because I saw the texture of the edge on the nearly full moon, I remain heartful.

Nonetheless, my blood boiled, too.

elocs

(22,474 posts)
28. Republicans engage in a street fight while Democrats want Marquess of Queensberry rules
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 12:44 PM
Sep 2019

and that's when we get our asses handed to us.
Taking Republicans at their word--how quaint and naive.
I bet they're laughing in NC and thinking what chumps Democrats are because they play to win and not to be righteous and noble.

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