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DrScholl
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« on: November 18, 2016, 11:41:14 AM »

It seems like the Republican legislature will elect McCrory no matter how many more votes Cooper has. What is there to stop them? They have zero to lose because the map is gerrymandered, so there is no prospect of them losing control in future elections.
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DrScholl
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2016, 09:16:44 PM »

How do we have a functioning democracy when one of the two main political parties disdains democracy, and doesn't even try to hide it anymore?
But there are, nationally, Democratic protesters refusing to accept the results, chanting: "Not my President!"

Instead, it's the Republicans here chanting: "Not my Governor!"

Protesting is one thing, because the protesters are citizens who merely do not like who was elected. Using legislative power to elect someone who was not elected by the majority of voters is a different ball game. That is a violation of democracy and should not even be considered.
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