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Expresses Outrage Over Unconstitutional Lines |
Bill
Cobey, who has been a leader of the forces challenging
the N.C. legislature’s unconstitutional redistricting
maps, vowed to continue the fight “as long as it takes”
in order to make sure that the people of North Carolina
get fair, balanced and constitutional maps.
“At
some point the people of North Carolina are going to get
fed up with this foolishness and throw all the
legislators out on their ear,” said Cobey. “I know of no
other state in the country that can’t even do the most
basic of tasks without violating constitutional
criteria. Many of the legislative leaders are banking on
the idea that voters don’t pay any attention to
redistricting, and they think they can do whatever they
want with their backroom deals. Enough is
enough.”
Cobey noted that the new lines passed by
the North Carolina House are particularly egregious in
both their dubious constitutionality, and in their basic
level of unfairness to Republican voters. “North
Carolinians have an appreciation for basic fairness and
common sense,” said Cobey. “These maps, especially the
house map, don’t contain any level of
either.”
Cobey then took aim at what he termed
the “failed leadership” in the House of Representatives.
“Why do people run for office in the first place? Is it
to make North Carolina a better place? Or is it simply
to amass personal power and fight petty battles with
their enemies? Public service needs to be far more
important than that! I am particularly embarrassed for
the Republicans in the House who participated in this
charade. I know that they are basically good people, I
just can’t imagine what they were thinking.
“In
my travels to 50 North Carolina counties this year I
have been encouraged to be reminded once again that
people are demanding the public service must not descend
into self service,” said Cobey.
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