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The GOP controlled legislature in North Carolina is passing bills to limit, almost eliminate, the power of the governor because the state elected a Democrat. DO you agree with what they are doing and do you see it as trying to punish those who elected this man to be their governor?
I myself see it as one more reason that I have touble voting for the present crop of republican candidates. They weem to be willing to do anyting to "win" or keep control once they have won. A good example is how courts are beginning to force the GOP to redistrict states where they have gerrymanded the political lines in the those states to such a degree that even the courts are stepping in, something that the courts have not done very often in the past. North Carolina happens to be one of those states as well as Wisconsin. Even how the GOP is handling the Russian influence in the just finiished presidential election is disturbing. Rather than seem to be ready to go after the Russians, they seem more willing to go after the CIA and FBI for even letting us know what happened. And even more disturbing is many people I know who are ardent GOPer's also are willing to blame the messengers than the Russians. And the fact that as many as 37% of the GOP supporters have a favorable view oof Putin is the most disturbing.
I myself see it as one more reason that I have touble voting for the present crop of republican candidates. They weem to be willing to do anyting to "win" or keep control once they have won. A good example is how courts are beginning to force the GOP to redistrict states where they have gerrymanded the political lines in the those states to such a degree that even the courts are stepping in, something that the courts have not done very often in the past. North Carolina happens to be one of those states as well as Wisconsin. Even how the GOP is handling the Russian influence in the just finiished presidential election is disturbing. Rather than seem to be ready to go after the Russians, they seem more willing to go after the CIA and FBI for even letting us know what happened. And even more disturbing is many people I know who are ardent GOPer's also are willing to blame the messengers than the Russians. And the fact that as many as 37% of the GOP supporters have a favorable view oof Putin is the most disturbing.