Oh, yes, no difference between Democrats and Republicans, none at all ... no, lets not vote, because voting is for losers ... blah blah blah blah blah.

http://nccoast.org/Article.aspx?k=d5b995cd-8529-46b3-a6c0-b39126b0436f

Cutting corporate taxes completely while making up the shortfall in sales taxes.

Yes, its Monday, so its time for more NC Cray-Cray.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/14/1441951/north-carolina-taxes-poor/

Apparently in NC we can agree that 21st century kids still need to write cursive.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/04/2801884/nc-house-passes-cursive-handwriting.html

Or maybe this is just rebellion against the demon Common Core Standards. Who knows.

So benign as this one is, we're putting it in the NC Cray-Cray thread.

And then I'm going to stop because aboxofeyes assures me that the crazy will be here tomorrow. All week, in fact.

http://www.wral.com/wednesday-wrap-wild-day-at-legislature/12301614/

Yeah, death penalty ftw!

http://www.wral.com/senate-votes-to-repeal-racial-justice-act/12300868/

ETA: This has already passed. 

NC may be cray-cray, but its not actually cutting welfare to families whose kids who do badly in school.

Yet.

Don't give them ideas.

http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/04/03/house-committee-votes-to-starve-welfare-kids-for-making-bad-grades

Sigh. Deep sigh. 

I ... don't even really understand this one.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/30/2790796/new-nc-legislature-targets-arrogant.html

Three cities - Charlotte, Asheville and Raleigh - face the loss of signature assets. Small towns, like bigger cities, fear significant revenue drains ( Read more... )

What's the bill number of the omnibus voter suppression bill in the NC state Senate?

Anyone? Anyone?

http://ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/HTML/S666v0.html

That's right. SB 666.

So voter suppression is of the Beast!

You're welcome. 

Curbing college voting by removing tax exemption from anyone who votes in a different district besides their parents' home.

http://www.wral.com/senate-bill-seeks-to-curb-college-vote/12298695/IndyWeek's round up of this week in Cray-Cray, including removing certification requirements for charter school teachers, limiting class sizes in ( Read more... )

NC has made it illegal for women to show nipple.

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/19/ladies_north_carolina_doesnt_want_to_see_your_breasts_partner/