If Donald Trump is an irascible overgrown man-child (and he is), his political progeny are the Republican lawmakers who control North Carolina’s legislature. So naturally, when a three-judge panel held that GOP lawmakers overstepped their authority in usurping many of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's executive powers, Republicans threw a fit. The AP writes:
A North Carolina court temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that stripped the new Democratic governor of some of his powers. [...]
Legislative leaders lashed out at the three judges, calling their decision "a blatant overstep of their constitutional authority."
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said in a joint statement the "judges are not legislators, and if these three men want to make laws, they should hang up their robes and run for a legislative seat."
Aww, ain't that cute. Just like daddy, state GOP lawmakers don't think the courts have the right to perform a check on their authoritarian rule. Remember when Gov. Cooper said, "They will see me in court, and they don’t have a very good track record there"? LOL. The law will remain suspended until the court hears more arguments Friday.
Perhaps the NC GOP should quit whining and start repealing their discriminatory bathroom bill since the NCAA gave them less than two weeks to dismantle it. Can’t wait to hear what their constituents have to say if the state gets blackballed from hosting NCAA events for six full years.
Tick tock, NC GOP, tick tock.