North Carolina Dem changes parties, giving GOP veto-proof majority in the legislature, which will have huge effect on immigration & abortion rights!

[basquebromance]

Huge news in NC: a Democratic lawmaker is switching parties & giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the legislature. This could have huge consequences for many issues where Cooper's veto has been essential, such as immigration & abortion rights.

NC Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power

Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday.

www.axios.com

 

[kyzr]

That's a very good thing.
Now we need Joe Manchin to switch parties to the GOP. Tester too. Sinema three.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Huge news in NC: a Democratic lawmaker is switching parties & giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the legislature. This could have huge consequences for many issues where Cooper's veto has been essential, such as immigration & abortion rights.

NC Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power

Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday.

www.axios.com

It is my belief that if an elected official switched parties, it should trigger a special election, because the people who voted them into office voted for their former political stances, not their new ones.

 

[CarsomyrPlusSix]

“Rights” needs to be in quotation marks there.