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From what I've heard, since Governor Terry Sanford, Greensboro has been under a black cloud from those in Raleigh.

Doug, it may be disheartening, but it's not surprising.

Roy Cooper is a loyal Democrat. Under the current system, the Democrats have controlled the levers of state government for more than a century. Why would they want the system to change?

It should be no surprise that Cooper would protect the political machine that has allowed him to rise to power.

I agree there's definitely politics at work here.

I think the issue should be framed so that voters understand how it contributes to the poor government we have in many instances.

All these set-aside districts -- for minorities, for Democrats, for Republicans -- snuff political competition and give us "elected" representatives who don't think they ever have to answer to the public.

I hope Cooper doesn't want to be seen as standing up for that.

Let's look on the bright side here. At least Cooper hasn't said he's heard of a GC black book that has pictures of certain G-Boro citizens who should be turned away from the pols.

He's filed a brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that challenges preclearance requirements imposed on states and local jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination.* Doug

Putting faith in the AG with minority voters rights is like thinking that the Obama stilulus Paradise program will never bring massive hype-inflation in the future. If the AG was such a hotshot for the American way and life. He would explain where those 4500 votes in Carteret County disappear in the 04 election that screw his own minorities groups? There is nothing worst than a liberal legal establishment democrat defending a phony issue to promote his own personal political agenda for the future........

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/2004-11-04-votes-lost_x.htm

Greensboro was the first city to begin to stop the JIM CROW North Carolina laws in the 60's. If there ever were a city that deserves more punishment due to Cooper's misinformation it is not the City of Greensboro. Nelson Johnson wants restitution for his own actions and he is loud and angry. He went to a community of helpless grandmothers, disabled, and children and invited a Death to the Klan rally and planned consealed weapon union organizers and then his T&R blames society and not himself. His is a star and patted on his back. He is a hero healing society. Crap

doug, I said this over at editor's blog . Don't get me wrong but there might be some competition for Steve Arnold.

then let's talk about having a real accountable county commissioners. First get the number of them down from 11 to 9. Then have a true representation and accountability to have 5 districts and 4 at large so that each area can vote out 5 people if they are not satisfied with them instead of only 3 in the current make up.

This make up of the current Guilford County Commissioners is not true representation and if the Greensboro News and Record can inform the public of what is going on and if there are ways to get this board down to 9 please inform us the public.

A 5-4 board, five districts and four at-large, would be a huge improvement, giving each voter input on the selection of a majority of commissioners. It would improve accountability greatly. I endorse the idea.

anom is keith

Thanks, Keith. Go for it.

Meanwhile! While Rome burns! Real leadership and courage marches on.........While silence is the rule of the day........

http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/

Rachel Hunter Fired:

I Wonder If The “Progressive” Blogosphere Is Happy?
In the wake of the North Carolina State Bar’s bogus “reprimand”, Rachel Hunter was fired today.

Remember when the N&O’s article said, “The reprimand has no other punitive aspects other than being a permanent part of her record.” ?

I suppose paying Court (these days I am loathe to capitalize the word) costs is not punitive. Getting fired is not punitive.

North Carolina “journalists”. Sneer. Spit. They never get the story right.

In these parts they don’t even pretend to try.

Rachel actually predicted this would happen . . . it apparently has a lot to do with “the firm’s” biggest client. She’s a great employee, but it’s all about the Bar’s reprimand. “The firm” did not even wait for her to appeal a disciplinary action that has not even been entered on the record yet.

Of course, they can do this because North Carolina is a “right-to-work” state.

So as it turns out, the Bar did not have to strip Rachel of her law license in order to destroy her career.

Here is what is really burning my butt. I don’t care if you like Rachel or you hate her. I don’t care if you agree with her or despise every bit of rhetoric she (or her husband, Connie) uttered during her judicial campaign. This is fricking America. This case . . . this unashamed, blatant harassment by the N.C. State Bar is all and only about Free Speech . . . the Free Speech of a Judicial candidate no less. And make no mistake, the North Carolina State Bar wants to shut Rachel up. They want her to “just go away”.

I am going to whip out my crystal ball again:

Rachel will appeal the Bar’s ruling to the N.C. Court of Appeals. The stakes are high here for the powers-that-be, and she will lose. She will also likely lose an appeal to the N.C. Supreme Court - because no one in Raleigh has the brains-God-gave-a-pig to know when they’ve gone way too far.

Then it’s on to the U.S. Supreme Court.

I also predict a civil suit - most likely in Federal Court and on First Amendment grounds . . . against the N.C. State Bar, “the Firm”, their big client with the “high standards”, and the as-yet-unidentified N.C. Court jester behind all of this.

I wonder if the oh-so-progressive blogosphere is happy? Will they dance with glee if she has to declare bankruptcy or loses her house?

I wonder if the people who called her “bat-shit” crazy . . . the same ones who called me a “whack-job” and/or told me to move on/get over it . . . are proud of themselves?

Okay. I’m back on break now. Look out when I come back.

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