Might be the GOP's biggest mistake yet:
More seniors hit hard by #ncga “tax reform” http://t.co/WxHeGq9RaB #ncpol
— Progress NC Action (@ProgressNow_NC) April 7, 2015
And one that will likely not be forgotten any time soon.
FINAL @CR Primary Madness Poll: #Cruz 89% Paul 11%. Congrats @tedcruz! #ncpol #tcot #teaparty https://t.co/r63O2oXqUW pic.twitter.com/etTY4cJzkE
— NCTea411 (@NCTea411) April 7, 2015
We can only wish...
Study of charter schools in Texas show they produce better outcomes per dollar. There are complexities. http://t.co/zZY5iENzUF #nced #ncpol
— John Hood (@JohnHoodNC) April 7, 2015
Translating John's "there are complexities": The data can support my argument or your argument, but most of you will just take my word and not spend the $19.95 it would take to read the entire thing, especially after you read the statistical gibberish in the teaser:
In this paper, we provide evidence as to the cost efficiency of charter schools relative to traditional public schools, and explore the extent to which those differences are attributable to differences in hiring and compensation practices, or to differences in the length of time a campus has been operating. We generate estimates of efficiency using a stochastic cost frontier approach. We estimate a translog stochastic cost frontier model using panel data for charter campuses and traditional public campuses in Texas over the five-year period 2005–2009.
I just fell asleep reading that one paragraph. If I do have a nasty bout of insomnia in the near future, it might be worth coughing up the twenty bucks to purchase this article. Until then, a question to ponder: What about the Texas charter schools that didn't last five years? Is that lost money taken into consideration? Doubtful.
Wanna #vote? 395 voting restrictions introduced in 49 states in last 4 yrs. #ncpol #ncga #vra http://t.co/pwNLrbpE28 http://t.co/MhRBKhPaXr
— Action NC (@Action_NC) April 7, 2015
The really nasty thing about this is, the people most affected won't be able to cause a backlash at the polls. Making this a self-perpetuating monster.
Speaking of self-perpetuating monsters:
This bill creates a special class of gun owner... http://t.co/xnlYoxwOod #NCGA #NCpol @BrianClarey @Triad_City_Beat
— Eric Ginsburg (@Eric_Ginsburg) April 7, 2015
In addition to a bill that helps the mentally ill and convicted felons gain easier access to firearms, there is this jewel:
But his masterpiece is SB 708, the “Homeland Security Patriot Act,” which takes the names of two wildly unpopular federal edicts and fuses them together for something even worse.
This bill creates a special class of gun owner that receives a new kind of badge, allowing the holder to carry a concealed weapon even into places like government buildings, state-owned rest stops and businesses and properties that don’t allow guns. The names of these Second Amendment warriors will not be made public.
It’s insane, and goes specifically against the proposals put forth in our state constitution, but that document, it seems, has gone out the window.
It's just a piece of paper, except where it discriminates against the gays, in which case it is "the law of the land." SMFH
ICYMI: Billy Graham statue at US Capitol would be funded by private donations, @Jeter4NC92 says: http://t.co/bDEOnypc9c #ncpol #ncga
— Colin Campbell (@RaleighReporter) April 7, 2015
Don't know why the statues should be any different than the human puppets who work there...
When will @RoyCooperNC
be announcing his campaign for governor? #ncpol #ncgov
http://t.co/MA5WXtt1aI pic.twitter.com/xLbkwKlY3w
— NCGOP (@NCGOP) April 7, 2015
I'm not usually one to pull the "the other side did it first" argument, but we all remember Pat McCrory touring the state and filling his campaign war chest long before he announced said campaign, so you can file this political attack in the "nice try" file.
Social conservatives at the #NCGA are pressing forward with new bills to put more limits on abortion http://t.co/8KWXijLJuv #ncpol RT @WNCN
— NARAL Pro-Choice NC (@NARALNC) April 7, 2015
And it's quite possibly the biggest political scam of this session. Cloaking their attacks under the guise of "improving" women's health, they are assembling a system of roadblocks and dwindling resources that will produce the exact opposite of their stated goal. GOP lawmakers are fully aware of this sham, and are proceeding anyway, which makes them nothing more than charlatans.
On that enraging note, here's your Onion for the week:
Man Always Carries Gun In Case He Needs To Escalate Situation http://t.co/yobHblm0T2 pic.twitter.com/i8cTDyEdak
— The Onion (@TheOnion) April 6, 2015
Eh, that's a little too close to home. Here's another:
Statue of Lucille Ball terrorizes small town http://t.co/BTe1qadqWK pic.twitter.com/8E7bgYZUlM
— The AV Club (@TheAVClub) April 3, 2015
Now that's what they should put in the US Capitol building to replace Aycock. Scare some sense into those Congress critters.
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