Heeding the most progressive Furies of his party, Cooper has put himself in a position of declaring that a popular vote of the people to enact voter ID is a violation of democratic principle.
If a Democratic judiciary strikes down popular policies just approved by the voters themselves, most will see the Democrats as the party hostile to popular sovereignty, not the Republicans.
Paul Gessing wanted to pop the top on the soda tax in Santa Fe, New Mexico. That was all. The president of the libertarian Rio Grande Foundation never planned to file a lawsuit against the city. But when Santa Fe elected officials accused him of violating a campaign finance ordinance and demanded to see his donor...
It’s bad manners, and poisonous to political discourse, to question other people’s faith just because they disagree with you on an issue.
Who represents the people of North Carolina: the governor or the General Assembly? The eight justices of the U.S. Supreme Court may decide that on March 31, when they meet in a conference to consider motions in the lawsuit challenging the state’s 2013 election reforms. If the justices accept a motion by state Attorney General...
State Board of Elections officials say charges that North Carolina’s new voter ID requirement led to long wait times at the polls and unnecessary confusion that harmed voters are off target. The law, requiring voters to present a state-authorized photo identification document at the polls, went into effect for the first time in Tuesday’s primary...
Rick Henderson on anti-GOP legislative protests; lawmakers on protections for campus political & religious groups; Benjamin Ginsburg on election law; Luke Stancil on work with governor's Safe Schools Task Force; John Hood on histrionic claims by liberals
Why has the Left failed in its defense of Wake’s busing policy? Because the policy is clearly unsuccessful and unpopular.
Those who seek to defend forced busing are free to construct whatever narrative they like. They are not free to construct their own facts.
The NAACP and allied groups are trying to manufacture racial controversies in an attempt to change the political dynamics of 2010.
Guilford County Commissioner Billy Yow has fought a years-long battle with the local NAACP. His latest, lamest stunt is a T-shirt with a revolting and divisive message.
