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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,624 posts) Wed Sep 11, 2019, 10:00 PM Sep 2019

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This is a stunning video of what happened today in North Carolina. [View all]

The Republicans overrode the budget veto while the Democrats attended a 9/11 ceremony. The R's had promised that no votes would be taken while the Democrats were not in attendance. You'll have to scroll down a bit to see the video, but it's worth it.

My blood boiled.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/11/north-carolina-republicans-overrode-budget-veto-while-democrats-were-ceremony/?arc404=true

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This is a stunning video of what happened today in North Carolina. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 OP

So the Republicans didn't feel Bettie Sep 2019 #1

Exactly right. Bastards, all of them. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #2

They always prattle on and on about Bettie Sep 2019 #4

+1000 bronxiteforever Sep 2019 #10

So tell me again about the need to work with REPUKES. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #3

Right? Bettie Sep 2019 #5

GOP hates N.C. for our freedom and democracy. Republicans planned this attack blm Sep 2019 #8

THIS. n/t area51 Sep 2019 #17

and how both parties are the same. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #22

Agree, that makes me furious. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #26

So the repugs just stated by their actions that 9/11 ceremonies don't mean anything...and keep... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #6

It's not the first time they've done this...nt 2naSalit Sep 2019 #7

State Dem Rep Deb Butler on Lawrence now...n/t asiliveandbreathe Sep 2019 #9

You can never trust a Republican no matter what they say. dalton99a Sep 2019 #11

Just curious... Takket Sep 2019 #12

I believe they could have stopped it, but I'm not sure. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #14

Yes, Dems have had the numbers since the veto last June mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #25

And the dems believed them because? AJT Sep 2019 #13

Why do the Dems keep falling for that shit? Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #15

This is going to come back to hurt republicans in North Carolina. Blue_true Sep 2019 #16

GOP uses a national tragedy and the deaths of thousands of Americans,including first responders, for keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #18

Exactly. Talk about rampant hypocrisy--these guys have it in spades. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2019 #19

Just like they used the actual 9/11 JHB Sep 2019 #24

An important bit of strategy Bradical79 Sep 2019 #20

daily beast says 12 dems were there orleans Sep 2019 #21

They need 61 to form a quorum in the NC House Bradical79 Sep 2019 #27

Maybe because it's been a day Mersky Sep 2019 #23

Republicans engage in a street fight while Democrats want Marquess of Queensberry rules elocs Sep 2019 #28

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