Speaker 1: The North Carolina governor's race was tight, but when the
Speaker 1: dust cleared, Republican incumbent Pat McQuary was defeated by Democrat
Speaker 1: Roy Cooper. So Republicans, who control of state legislature, went
Speaker 1: into emergency session. They wrote legislation limit the amount of
Speaker 1: power the incoming governor would have. The law would cut
Speaker 1: the number of appointments a governor can make by eight
Speaker 1: percent cabinet members. The appoints would have to be confirmed
Speaker 1: by the Republican state Senate. Authority from the state Board
Speaker 1: of Education will be transferred from the incoming governor to
Speaker 1: an elected superintendent who happens to be a Republican. Democrats
Speaker 1: and Republicans would share power over the State Board of Elections.
Speaker 1: During odd years when there are no elections, a Democrat
Speaker 1: would chair the board. During the election years, a Republican
Speaker 1: would Chare it well. Liberals in North Carolina and beyond
Speaker 1: our spitting mad? They are outraged. Angry protesters were arrested
Speaker 1: for disrupting the emergency session, and the protests continued. They're
Speaker 1: claiming they're being us enfranchised the incoming Democrat governor, threatening
Speaker 1: lawsuits to drive by media calling it a coup. They
Speaker 1: conveniently omit the fact that when a Republican was elected
Speaker 1: lieutenant governor in the nineteen eighties, North Carolina democrats in
Speaker 1: charge stripped his powers. It's not a coup and the
Speaker 1: voters aren't being disenfranchised. It's politics, and this is what
Speaker 1: it looks like when Republicans have a spine. That's all
Speaker 1: this is, and we'll see if it actually holds up.
Speaker 1: I got a doubt