Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 4:24:47 GMT -6
Hate Crisis in NC: Lawmakers Call Special Session to Void Charlotte’s LGBT Protections
North Carolina Republican lawmakers are convening a special session on Wednesday to vote on an extreme measure that would void the LGBT protections recently passed in Charlotte, and might prevent other municipalities from passing similar ordinances.
The Charlotte City Council passed the protections in a 7-4 vote in February after rejecting them the year prior.
Tim MooreLt. Gov. Dan Forest, who oversees the Senate, and House Speaker Tim Moore (pictured, right) invoked a rare constitutional provision to call the session after Governor Pat McCrory declined to do so. McCrory, who opposes the LGBT protections, and vowed to overturn them shortly after their passage, said in late February that he opposed a special session because it was too costly to taxpayers.
The special session will cost taxpayers $42,000 a day, according to the Charlotte Observer:
Shortly after the ordinance passed, Moore of Kings Mountain, pledged that lawmakers would do what was necessary “to correct this radical course.”
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/03/nc-lgbt/
North Carolina Republican lawmakers are convening a special session on Wednesday to vote on an extreme measure that would void the LGBT protections recently passed in Charlotte, and might prevent other municipalities from passing similar ordinances.
The Charlotte City Council passed the protections in a 7-4 vote in February after rejecting them the year prior.
Tim MooreLt. Gov. Dan Forest, who oversees the Senate, and House Speaker Tim Moore (pictured, right) invoked a rare constitutional provision to call the session after Governor Pat McCrory declined to do so. McCrory, who opposes the LGBT protections, and vowed to overturn them shortly after their passage, said in late February that he opposed a special session because it was too costly to taxpayers.
The special session will cost taxpayers $42,000 a day, according to the Charlotte Observer:
Shortly after the ordinance passed, Moore of Kings Mountain, pledged that lawmakers would do what was necessary “to correct this radical course.”
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/03/nc-lgbt/