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“Hundreds of protesters descended on the North Carolina Legislative Building Monday evening to demand lawmakers halt the passage of Senate Bill 382, a controversial power shift bill they decried as a ‘legislative coup.’ The event marked the return of ‘Moral Monday’ rallies in the state’s capital. Led by Bishop William Barber — the eastern North Carolina preacher who rose to national fame during the first Moral Mondays protests over a decade ago — the demonstrations began with a little over an hour of speeches in front of the State Capitol with brief interludes of jazz and gospel, as protesters sang civil rights movement standards.” Read more at NC Newsline.
“Leading a large protest Monday, the Rev. William Barber railed against GOP lawmakers’ efforts to take away powers from the incoming governor and other top Democrats elected last month, calling the bill a ‘legislative coup.’ Barber, who spoke against the bill during a news conference at the General Assembly last month, held the latest ‘Moral Monday’ demonstration at the nearby State Capitol. The GOP bill, which was written in secret and quickly rolled out last month, pairs some additional Hurricane Helene relief for Western North Carolina with a number of sweeping provisions that would take away and change powers belonging to the governor, attorney general, state superintendent of public instruction, and other statewide elected offices that were won by Democrats in November.” Read more from the News & Observer.
“Calling it a ‘legislative coup,’ more than a hundred people gathered outside the State Capitol Monday night, speaking out against Senate Bill 382, the controversial Hurricane Helene relief bill. ‘They’re trying to undermine the governor and the attorney general that we just elected,’ said Kerri Blanchard. Protestors spent more than an hour in front of the Capitol before marching to the Legislative Building, blasting the Republican supermajority for the piece of legislation. Read more at Fox8 News.
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