“Serving as North Carolina’s attorney general in 1780, [James] Iredell complained to his wife about the work of North Carolina’s lawmakers, calling it ‘the vilest collection of trash ever formed by a legislative body.’ ” — From “The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of […]
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Once upon a time, there was a N.C. legislature that….
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged jackson lears, nc fusion government, nc legislature, rebirth of a nation on September 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“In certain Southern places, the economic crisis of the 1890s drove Populists and Republicans into each other’s arms…. Fragile biracial coalitions elected ‘fusion’ tickets in Alabama, Georgia, Texas and — most successfully — in North Carolina…. “Between 1894 and 1898, the fusionist legislature required ‘The School History of the Negro Race in the United States’ […]
How N.C. laws can survive unconstitutionality
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged freedom of religion, michael gerhardt, nc legislature, nc school of law on April 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“Legislators in North Carolina have proposed a bill declaring that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the government from establishing a state religion, does not apply to the state. [The bill has now been declared DOA in the N.C. House.] “North Carolina is no stranger to breaching the wall between church and […]
Industrialists lament tax burden (sound familiar?)
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged nc industry, nc legislature, nc tax reform on February 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“With the convening of the legislature, agitation for tax reform increases…. Prominent industrialists have stated that the state is beginning to suffer acutely as a result of the burden of tax upon industry. In fact, many industrial enterprises have gone to Alabama, Georgia, Florida and other states recently to escape the burden of taxation in […]
There’s running, and then there’s running
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, On This Day, tagged jim beatty, nc legislature, unc on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1962: In a meet at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Charlotte-reared Jim Beatty, a UNC Chapel Hill alumnus, runs the mile in 3 minutes, 58.9 seconds — the first time the 4-minute barrier has been broken on an indoor track. Pictured: A pinback button promoting Beatty’s candidacy for the N.C. House, […]
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