Category Archives: POLITICS NC

Dear Sens. Burr and Tillis, You Are Not Invisible. #HB2 #NCsen

Posted on May 12, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

There is a glaring hole in the long string of state leaders and elected officials standing together against the illegal and dangerous Charlotte Ordinance and in support of HB 2.

It’s a Richard Burr and Thom Tillis shaped hole. But’s its worse than just a hole.

Do they think they are invisible? We can see your shoes under the stall door, gentlemen. Continue reading →

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VIDEO: The Unintended Victims of Bathroom Bills and Locker Room Policies

Posted on May 11, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Submitted without comment, because the video says it all.
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That BOOM you just heard was Gov. Pat McCrory Standing up to the DOJ

Posted on May 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Governor Pat McCrory’s response to the blackmail letter from the DOJ over HB 2 was to slap them back with a suit of his own.

Opening Sections of the 10 page suit included the seeking of declaratory and injunctive relief. It also included section thrashing the DOJ for its overreaching and radical rules based on interpretation of Title IX and The Civil Rights Act. The language also takes a stab at VAWA. Continue reading →

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Petition: NCAE Doesn’t Compensate Employees Fairly

Posted on May 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has been waging a relatively non-stop campaign against the General Assembly for ‘higher teacher pay’. Meanwhile, it seems the NCAE doesn’t compensate their own employees adequately according to a petition aimed at the … Continue reading →

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Return Of The Jedi? NC Fights Back Against DOJ

Posted on May 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Anyone who knows even a little bit about Star Wars knows that Return of the Jedi was a resounding rejection of the evil Sith, an oppressive regime and the Dark Side of the force.

So it goes with North Carolina. The Jedi have returned. Continue reading →

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NC Officials Present Unified Front In Face Of DOJ Threats – #HB2

Posted on May 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, the Obama administration’s Department of Justice sent threatening letters to both Governor McCrory and also to UNC’s Margaret Spellings.

The letters basically threatened North Carolina’s Title IX funding. The letters allege that HB 2 violated the Civil Rights Act and Title IX. The letters provide a May 9th deadline for responding. Continue reading →

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