NCGA Senate Update Calendar

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SENATE CALENDAR

Monday, May 21, 2012 Legislative Day 112
SENATE CONVENES

7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER   Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, President
PRAYER  The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain
JOURNAL APPROVAL

RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

INTRODUCTIONS

SB 806  Brown   Modify Mortgage Regulation Funding.   
SB 807  Brown

Goolsby

Rabon   Prohibit Certain Harvest of Menhaden. 
SB 808  Brown   Changes to Commerce Reporting Requirements.   
SB 809  Rouzer  Environmental Technical Corrections 2012.     
SB 810  Rouzer

Brown

Davis   Regulatory Reform Act of 2012.
SB 811  Rouzer

East

Jackson ENR Reports Consolidation.    
SB 812  Rouzer

East

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NC NAACP Petitions Governor to Pardon the Wilmington 10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 17, 2012 

For More Information:           Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

                                              Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700

DURHAM - The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is releasing a letter petitioning Governor Beverly Perdue to pardon the Wilmington 10.  The NC NAACP joined members of the Wilmington 10 and their attorneys for a news conference at the State Capitol on Thursday morning.

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May 17, 2012

Hon. Beverly Eaves Perdue

Governor of North Carolina

20301 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-0301

RE:  Petition to Pardon the Wilmington Ten

Dear Governor Perdue:

In September 1972 ten young North Carolinians were tried and convicted of major felonies in New Hanover County.  After the dust settled, it turned out their main crime was trying to obey the Law, namely the requirements of the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court to dismantle the separate and unequal school systems of New Hanover County.  The young people were called the Wilmington Ten:  Ben Chavis, Wayne Moore, Marvin Patrick, Connie Tindall, James McKoy, Willie Vereen, Reginald Epps, Anne Shepard-Turner, William "Joe" Wright, and Jerry Jacobs.

In 1980, after many had served 8 years in prison, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled they had been victims of outrageous acts of prosecutorial misconduct. Chavez v. State of North Carolina, 637 F.2d 213.  In language that has become too familiar to those of us who believe in racial justice in North Carolina, the Appeals Court found: "The prosecution's failure to produce . . . to defense counsel the 'amended' statement and the record of the hospitalization of the state's key witness and the restrictions upon cross-examination of the key witness and another about favorable treatment which might have induced favorable testimony require us to overturn the convictions."

Such gross prosecutorial misconduct is often associated with the trials of poor minorities and civil rights activists.  Each time this linkage is validated by higher courts, it widens the breach in our human family. . . it aggravates the hurts of past indignities.  Our system does not empower our courts to repair and heal such breaches and wounds.  Our constitution, instead, places such acts of human compassion in your hands. 

Therefore, on behalf of the North Carolina Conference of 125 adult, college and youth NAACP Branches across the state, I ask you to pardon the Wilmington Ten.  "And you shall be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in." Isaiah 58:12.

Yours in the Spirit of Truth and Justice,

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President                                                   

North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.  

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An event next week in Carrboro:

Equality NC's Trans Policy Task Force is proud to invite you to a very special screening of Southern Comfort, winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for documentary. Lola Cola, who stars in the film, will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A.

The screening is made possible through the generosity of Planned Parenthood's supporters. To purchase advance tickets at a suggested donation of $10, please go to the Planned Parenthood website at www.ppcentralnc.org/lola.

Southern Comfort follows the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating a transsexual person would damage their reputations. By the time Eads received treatment, the cancer was too far advanced to save his life. During his final year, Robert fell in love with male-to-female transsexual, Lola Cola. Southern Comfort also highlights the discrimination many transgender people encounter when seeking healthcare.

Benefit Screening of Southern Comfort - Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina secure.ppaction.org

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Equality NC plans Town Hall Meeting Tour

From EqualityNC site, please check for update on dates and times from these meetings.

Following the amendment vote, what's next on the road ahead? This month, Equality NC hits the road for town hall meetings designed to provide an opportunity for supporters like you to look forward and learn how together we will continue to fight for full equality by electing pro-equality legislators, being effective grassroots leaders in our communities, and do the vital work of sharing our stories.

What

• Community Event

When
May 21, 2012 12:50 PM to
Jun 21, 2012 12:50 PM

Where
Statewide

Contact Name
Jen Jones

Tentative Stops on the Equality NC "What's Next?" Town Hall Meeting Tour, include:

Wilmington

Greenville

Kitty Hawk

Rocky Mount

Durham

Greensboro

Charlotte

Hickory

Asheville

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ACLU holds to Events concerning Amendment 1

There is a event to night in Chapel Hill,

The ACLU-NC's 2012 Annual Membership Meeting

Time and Location:
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time:
7 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: The United Church of Chapel Hill - Fellowship Hall
Address: 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC

Featuring: An overview of our plans for advancing LGBT rights in the aftermath of Amendment One, and a panel discussion featuring Jen Jones, Communications Director of Equality NC, and same-sex couples harmed by North Carolina's current adoption laws. Entertainment by spoken-word artist Will McInerney, Executive Director of the Sacrificial Poets.

Learn more about Equality NC at http://equalitync.org/

Learn more about the Sacrificial Poets at http://sacrificialpoets.com/

and one on the 20th of May

ATTENTION: Western North Carolina Residents! 

The ACLU's Western North Carolina chapter will host its annual meeting in Asheville on Sunday, May 20.

WHAT: Western North Carolina ACLU chapter's annual meeting, featuring a forum on immigration policy, a presentation of the Evan Mahaney Champion of Civil Liberties Award to Defensa Communitaria, and a reception with snacks and drinks.

WHEN: Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Fellowship Hall, 312 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806

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NCGA SENATE CALENDAR

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Legislative Day 110    
SENATE CONVENES

12:00 p.m.

       

CALL TO ORDER   Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, President  
PRAYER  The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain     
JOURNAL APPROVAL

RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

INTRODUCTIONS

SB 796  Bingham Davidson County Annexations.   

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SPECIAL ORDERS

GENERAL ORDERS

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Wednesday, May 16

RULES AND OPERATIONS OF THE SENATE      1:30 PM 1027 LB
        HB 5    Kinston Annexation Repealed    
        HB 925  LRC Study Metropolitan Sewerage/Water System   
        SB 582  Clarify Indian Gaming Authority
                       
REDISTRICTING   2:45 PM 544 LOB
        Agenda to be announced.

FINANCE 3:30 PM 544 LOB
        Agenda to be announced.

APPROPRIATIONS/BASE BUDGET      4:30 PM 643  LOB       
        Agenda to be announced.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS (continued)

Thursday, May 17

AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT/NATURAL RESOURCES CANCELLED     9:30 AM 544  LOB       
        HB 819  CAMA setback req'ts./grandfather clause

JUDICIARY I     10:00 AM        1027  LB       
        HB 489  Mechanics Lien and Bond Law Changes    
        HB 483  DNA Samples/Additional Felonies
        HB 843  Modernize NC Emergency Management Act  
        HB 857  Sex Offenders/Electronic Monitoring    
        HB 125  Opt 2nd Prim. Vote Centers & Suff Ballots      
        EPC (Brunstetter) Emergency Management Changes 

Wednesday, May 23

EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION      10:00 AM        643  LOB       
        HB 503  Nutrition Stds./All Foods Sold at School       

2012 BILL FILING DEADLINES

Drafts  To Bill Drafting

by 4:00 p.m.    Filed in Senate

by 4:00 p.m.   

Budget Bills   

Friday, May 18 

Tuesday, May 29

Local Bills    

Wednesday, May 23      

Wednesday, May 30      
State or Local Pension & Retirement System Bills       

Wednesday, May 23      

Wednesday, May 30      

Study Bills    

Wednesday, May 16      

Wednesday, May 23      

        SARAH CLAPP

Principal Clerk

 

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NCGA House Calendar

The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website. http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf

110th Legislative Day

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

House Convenes at 12:00 Noon

Thom Tillis, Speaker

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

RECONSIDERATION OF VETOED BILLS

HB 7 Ingle, Cleveland and McCormick (Primary Sponsors) - COMMUNITY COLLEGES/OPT OUT OF FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAM.

(Vetoed by Governor - 4/13/11) (Ratified Edition)

HB 351 Lewis, T. Moore and Killian (Primary Sponsors) - RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. (Vetoed by Governor - 6/23/11)

(Veto Override Vote Reconsidered - 7/26/11) (Ratified Edition)

HB 482 Burr - WATER SUPPLY LINES/WATER VIOLATION WAIVERS.

(Vetoed by Governor - 6/27/11) (Ratified Edition)

SB 709 Rucho, Brown and Tucker (Primary Sponsors) - ENERGY JOBS ACT.

(Vetoed by Governor - 6/30/11) (Ratified Edition)

CALENDAR

PUBLIC BILLS

SECOND AND THIRD READINGS

HJR 940 Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House - ADJOURN RECONVENED SESSION.

(Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) (1st Edition)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

(Three digit rooms = Legislative Office Building – Four digit rooms = Legislative Building)

Wednesday, May 16 Room Time APPROPRIATIONS/Justice and Public Safety 415 30 min. after session APPROPRIATIONS/Health and Human Services 643 1:00 pm Presentation of the Governor's Proposed Budget RULES, CALENDAR, AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE 1228/1327 2:00 pm H.R. 608 Honor B Holt.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Legislative Research Commission will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 643 LOB.

The Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 1027 LB.

The Program Evaluation Subcommittee on License Plate Report will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 544 LOB.

The Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 544 LOB.

2012 Session Deadlines

Drafts To Bill Drafting

By 4:00 PM Filed in House

By 4:00 PM Bills recommended by

Study commissions Wednesday, May 16 Wednesday, May 23 Bills Affecting

2012-2013 Budget

Friday, May 18 Tuesday, May 29 Local Bills

Wednesday, May 23 Wednesday, May 30 Bills Affecting State or

Local Pension or

Retirement Systems Wednesday, May 23 Wednesday, May 30

Eligible to file in 2012 but no deadlines:

(1) Appointments to/confirmation of members of State boards/commissions

(2) State Constitutional amendments

(3) Resolutions not prohibited by House or Senate rules

(4) Joint resolutions authorizing other bills (two-thirds vote required)

(5) Bills disapproving administrative rules

(6) Redistricting bills for House, Senate or Congress

(7) Election law bills

(8) Adjournment resolution sine die

Denise G. Weeks

Principal C

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Bristol P, on Obama Parenting

While Bristol is running around Alaska screwing every Tom, Dick and Harry, she has found the time to talk about Obama role as a father, and if he is doing a great job or not.

"While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads. In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview." - Unwed teen mom Bristol Palin, lecturing the president on how to properly bring up his daughters.

So, just how many Kids does she how now, how many fathers???

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Charlotte might be the first to lose it Domestic Partner Benefits

James is already pushing Mecklenburg to scrap its policy that provides domestic partner health insurance benefits to employees in same-sex relationships. The county has been offering same-sex benefits to employees since commissioners approved the policy in 2009.
James fired off the following email to County Manager Harry Jones and county legal staff early Wednesday morning:

Since Amendment One has passed when will we get a memo or something that outlines what changes we need to make to our health plan to be in compliance? I recall when the Democrats on the Commission forced the issue and added these benefits for homosexuals that a number of legal experts said it was illegal then – including the City attorney. Now that Amendment one has passed it obviously is illegal to offer this benefit as there is now only one ‘domestic legal union’ recognized in the state.
Prior to the vote most scholars (left and right) said that Amendment One would eliminate local faux ‘marriage’ benefits for homosexual employees. I would cite them but you know them all too well.
Still, I would like to know when the Board can expect information on the changes Amendment One wrought (or are we going to break the law and spend scarce resources on litigation we will likely loose)?

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The statement from Protect All NC Families

Statement from Jeremy Kennedy:

Tonight’s results were disappointing, not just for gay and lesbian North Carolinians, but for the hundreds of thousands of non-traditional families who may face the harmful impact of Amendment One. Our campaign may have fallen short this evening, but your work over the past several months did not. Your efforts and dedications achieved many victories along the way, and demonstrated to North Carolina and to the entire country that discrimination and victimization will not achieve easy victories.

Tonight’s result was truly historic. This amendment began with a forty-point lead just a few months ago – but you, undeterred and undaunted, worked to educate your fellow citizens about its harms. Your work has made a difference not just in North Carolina but in our country as a whole. People from all over the country can now look to North Carolina as an example of a state that fights to protect, defend, and support all of its citizens.

Our campaign was a rejection of the divisive vision offered by the National Organization for Marriage and similar organizations who advocated for this damaging amendment. Just as they have done in many other states, these organizations injected millions of dollars of funding into a messaging campaign that framed the Amendment as a fight to protect “family,” never admitting that it stood to endanger families, children, and individuals across our state.

Over the course of the campaign we showed them that North Carolina was better than this amendment, and better than their divisive tactics and misleading messages. We may lost in the polls tonight, but in the final days of this campaign we succeeded in reframing this debate, replacing divisive messaging and scare tactics with pragmatic discussion and empathy.

We would like to thank you and everyone who fought against Amendment One. Over the course of the campaign we were inspired by the tens of thousands of people we met at events, encouraged by the thousands of volunteers who stepped up and spoke out, and awed by the 11,000 people who contributed financially to our success.

All of our efforts were boosted by a historic coalition that came together across North Carolina, and our spirits were lifted by our diverse and courageous allies. Our partners include Equality North Carolina, HRC, the NC NAACP, ALCU-NC, Blueprint NC, Replacements, Ltd., Southerners on New Ground, and dozens of faith communities and community organizations.’

Together, we have proven to North Carolina and the entire country that fear tactics, discrimination, and division may compete with love, compassion, and solidarity in the short term, but we know that the time is coming for true equality. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “the arc of the moral universe Is long, but it bends toward justice”

Finally, I want to say to all North Carolinians, gay and straight, who I have met during this campaign: you are worthy of love and acceptance. Your family cannot be defined by discriminatory amendments or statutes. I ask that we continue to support one another, fight for one another, and work together to move this state and our society closer to our ideals -closer to our creed that ALL men and women are created equal.

Thank you for your support over the course of this journey and I urge you to please continue to work with all of our coalition partners on behalf of equality in North Carolina and beyond.

Best,

Jeremy Kennedy

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We have lost Amendment 1 with 70 counties reporting in

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40 counties reporting in

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23 Counties reporting in on Amendment 1

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19 counties reporting in on Amendment one

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8 counties reporting in

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5 Counties reporting in on Amendment 1

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Amendment 1 votes so far

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Michele Bachmann a victim of Gerrymandered,

"A major development has just occurred in my race for the U.S. House of Representatives and I'm asking for your immediate help. You see, in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama on the national stage, liberal judges have redrawn the lines of my Minnesota Congressional District to try and wipe me off of the political map once and for all. Their bias was so obvious they even gerrymandered my home -- where my wonderful husband Ladybird and I live –-entirely out of my District and placed it into one held by a six-term Democrat incumbent! My friend, I want you to know that I am taking every necessary step to fight back against this political attack on my re-election campaign." - Rep. Michele Bachmann, in a fundraising email sent today.

Its ok when the Rep do this to a Dem, but not ok when a Dem does it to a Rep..

Bitch Please,

cry us a river..

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The Day After NC's Vote on Amendment 1 in Wilson NC

the Campaign For Southern Equality:

On May 8th, North Carolinians will decide on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples. Beginning the next morning, the WE DO Campaign will visit eight counties where more than forty LGBT couples will apply for marriage licenses in their local communities, with clergy, elected officials, family, and community members accompanying them in support. The couples will be denied licenses because they do not meet the legal requirements for marriage in North Carolina, which stipulate that partners must be of the opposite sex. In each community, the WE DO event will also include a Prayer Service for Reconciliation led by clergy. In select counties, couples and allies will conduct a sit-in at the Register of Deeds Office after the denials occur, as a peaceful act of civil disobedience.

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Wilson’s Amendment 1 March

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Clergy Rebukes Media for Asking Wrong Questions About Amendment One

May 6th, 2012 - In a press conference held in Greensboro, North Carolina, Clergy from around the state gathered together to pray for the wisdom of it's citizens regarding the May 8th vote on Amendment One. In that conference, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber took the time to rebuke the media for asking the wrong questions regarding the amendment.

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NC NAACP Joins Triad Clergy for Rally Against Discrimination in the Constitution Two Days Before Election Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 5, 2012 

For More Information:           Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137   

Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700   

For Media Assistance:            Rob Stephens, Office Manager, 336-577-9335   

NC NAACP Joins Triad Clergy for Rally Against Discrimination in the Constitution Two Days Before Election Day

GREENSBORO - North Carolina clergy from across the State and leadership from the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will gather in Greensboro on Sunday, May 6, 2012 for a Prayer Meeting and Rally against Discrimination in our Constitution.

            The rally will begin at 4:30 pm at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1301 Alamance Church Road, Greensboro, NC. A news conference will precede the rally at 4:00 pm.

            Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will join the Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, the Pulpit Forum of Greensboro and Vicinity, and the Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance for the rally. The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity will also officially release their position statement encouraging North Carolinians to vote AGAINST Amendment One.

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.  

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Today’s Photo Statement 5.5.12

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Wilson’s Amendment 1 Rally

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Today’s Photo Statement 05032012

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Today’s Statement (photo)

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VoteforMarriageNC hold Presser at NCGA concerning Domestic Violence

Via email,

Tami Fitzgerald, bring a bunch of lawyer together to say that if Amendment 1 passing it won’t impact NC Domestic laws.

Jeff Hunt, a District Attorney from Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania Counties said, "I urge the public to take a look at this. Do not fall for false analyses. I am amazed that these claims are even being made by lawyers, but I can assure you that the Amendment does not weaken our protections of children. It does not weaken the 50b and 50c protections. It does not weaken domestic violence protections in any way."

These are some that were there..

Phil Berger Jr – DA, Prosecutorial District #17A (Rockingham County)
Locke Bell – DA, Prosecutorial District #27A (Gaston County)
Wallace Bradsher - DA, Prosecutorial District #09A (Caswell and Person Counties)
Raven Byrne – Family Law Attorney (Wake County
Garry Frank – DA, Prosecutorial District #22B (Davidson and Davie Counties)
Jay Gaither – DA, Prosecutorial District #25 (Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties)
Jeff Hunt – DA, Prosecutorial District #29B (Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania Counties),
Sheriff Terry Johnson – Alamance County
Tom Keith – Fmr. DA, Prosecutorial District #21 (Forsyth County),
John Snyder – Fmr. DA, Prosecutorial District #20B (Union County)
Jerry Wilson – DA, Prosecutorial District #24 (Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, and Yancey Counties)
Sheriff Carey Winders – Wayne County
Paul Wright – Fmr. Superior Court Judge

Each one a lawyer who in the pass has lie in court, have used double talk to get their clients off of major charges all for Money..  In the future they would most likely used the Amendment for their clients in Domestic Violence and Child Custody cases..  Simply but can we really trust this group of lawyers to really speak the truth. No we can’t. With Phil Berger being one of, while just look what he has done in the NCGA.

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Today’s Statement!

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Pro Marriage Supporter Contributor list

Just goes to show you that not every church practice what they preach..

Real estate mogul Phil Drake, by far the largest individual donor, must be nice to be a rich bigoted asshole.. who claims to be a Christian… Yea a Christian of hate.

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