At this point it's like watching Charlie Brown continually fail to kick the football. You cannot take the modern GOP at their word, especially in states with notorious voting rights infringements like North Carolina.
In a surprise move Wednesday morning, the N.C. House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the state budget with just over half of the 120 members present to vote.
Democrats in the chamber objected to the bill being brought up, saying they were told there would be no votes during the 8:30 a.m. session and that it was just a formality so work could begin. Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincolnton Republican, made the motion to reconsider the state budget and chaos in the chamber quickly ensued.
You only need quorum (61 members) to hold a vote in the 120-member House. The Dems somehow managed to have 9 people show up with 55 Republicans in the house so the speaker called a snap vote.
"How dare you Mr. Speaker?" Butler said. "The trickery that is being evidenced by this morning is tantamount to a criminal offense."
Butler described the vote as a "hijacking of the process."
Butler told reporters that she was threatened with arrest on the House floor. She called the Republicans' governing "scorched earth politics" and an "embarrassment."
Override still has to pass the State senate, but the Senate vote is simple majority.
Jackson said he wants Lewis to recall the veto vote before it goes to the Senate, which is a simple majority vote.
Hey guys maybe the Republicans will do the honest thing and hold a re-vote.
They won't.