Post by lisae on Mar 31, 2017 11:59:14 GMT
Yesterday our state legislature and the governor repealed House Bill 2 - commonly known as the "bathroom bill." Well, sort of repealed. This was what they called a compromise and if this is what compromise looks like, I may have to change my mind. Maybe Paul Ryan, McConnell and Pelosi are right and compromise is a bad thing after all.
Here's an article about the changes: CNN Article
It doesn't seem like much really got repealed. They did not repeal my biggest issue with the bill and that was a city or county's right to govern themselves. It seems to me that one of the basic tenants of the Republican party is supposed to be small government. The federal government should be smaller and give more rights to the states. The states should let their communities make laws that best suit their needs within the framework of the state and federal constitution. Yet, when Charlotte spent an entire year debating and holding hearings on this issue before passing a their law, Raleigh in 24 hours passed a law to stop them. I often wonder if it had been any other city, would the state have reacted the way they did? After all, the only thing Raleigh cares about in Charlotte is the tax revenue they generate.
I've been in favor of a repeal for a year and voted for Cooper largely because of it. It's a matter of civil rights and this law has cost us a lot of money. Many people think money was the reason it was repealed but it wasn't money - it was basketball. The basketball is worshiped about as much as the Bible in this state. It's downright disgraceful around here that only one NC team played in the tournament last weekend. While there is money attached to whether the NCAA plays here last year, HB2 cost us Paypal jobs which amounted to far more money, and more consistent revenue for our state. I don't give a hoot about basketball. What I wanted was for our state to do a full repeal and try to put this ugly chapter behind us. But somehow we got a compromise that doesn't really satisfy anyone. It will be interesting to see if it even satisfies the group they were trying to 'court', the NCAA?
Here's an article about the changes: CNN Article
It doesn't seem like much really got repealed. They did not repeal my biggest issue with the bill and that was a city or county's right to govern themselves. It seems to me that one of the basic tenants of the Republican party is supposed to be small government. The federal government should be smaller and give more rights to the states. The states should let their communities make laws that best suit their needs within the framework of the state and federal constitution. Yet, when Charlotte spent an entire year debating and holding hearings on this issue before passing a their law, Raleigh in 24 hours passed a law to stop them. I often wonder if it had been any other city, would the state have reacted the way they did? After all, the only thing Raleigh cares about in Charlotte is the tax revenue they generate.
I've been in favor of a repeal for a year and voted for Cooper largely because of it. It's a matter of civil rights and this law has cost us a lot of money. Many people think money was the reason it was repealed but it wasn't money - it was basketball. The basketball is worshiped about as much as the Bible in this state. It's downright disgraceful around here that only one NC team played in the tournament last weekend. While there is money attached to whether the NCAA plays here last year, HB2 cost us Paypal jobs which amounted to far more money, and more consistent revenue for our state. I don't give a hoot about basketball. What I wanted was for our state to do a full repeal and try to put this ugly chapter behind us. But somehow we got a compromise that doesn't really satisfy anyone. It will be interesting to see if it even satisfies the group they were trying to 'court', the NCAA?
