Bad News All Week Long -And Today Was Really Bad

Even if you care about education and making your personal decisions be the final word, I doubt you would do what our Governor has done. That is unless you don't care about democracy and the rights of the people who vote. Our illustrious Governor Easley has decided to undo the last election for Superintendent of Public Instruction. June Atkinson, a Democrat, won the primary and general election for Superintendent. In the primary she soundly defeated Easley's education advisor, J.B. Buxton, who he had persuaded to run.

The people's choice really annoyed Easley, so he has arranged for a new "Deputy" position to be created and moved all of the power from June Atkinson, the elected Superintendent, to the new Deputy position he had created. Who did he appoint? Why his buddy, J.B. Buxton, the man the people defeated. And the deputy not only has all the power now. He is being paid $20,000 more than his supposed boss, the Superintendent. Can't let the people of North Carolina think they have the right to elect their own choice for Superintendent. Can we?

Easley can be counted on to appoint someone who is really good. You can trust him. After all, he appointed District Attorney Nifong to his position and look how that turned out.

Easley is not the only Democrat who does not care about the opinion of the people of North Carolina. Our United States Constitution was written to protect small states, by the creation of the Electoral College. Today the North Carolina Senate passed legislation that will overturn using the vote of the people of North Carolina to award our votes, and award all of North Carolina's Electoral College votes to whoever wins the popular vote nationwide, no matter how the people of North Carolina vote.

Doesn't it sound like they are taking their lead from Governor Easley?

You don't even have to bother to vote next election, since it will not matter anyway. Doesn't that make you feel better? New York, Illinois and California will decide who gets North Carolina's votes. Just stay home and relax. Your vote doesn't count. Even if the hanging chads in Broward County make the ultimate choice of who won the popular vote, you can relax knowing at least it will be Democrat Party officials who will decide who "wins" the popular vote. So the choice can be safely determined without any concern about truth getting in the way. Do you have any doubts?

Of course the key reason, to understanding why this particular legislature is rather indifferent to what the people want, can be traced back to the corrupt Jim Black. It was his bribe to Mike Decker, $100,00 in all, which allowed Democrat's to pass the 2003 redistricting plan. With 5 votes from corrupt Republicans who were bribed in various ways just like Black bribed Decker, the Democrat redistricting plan was passed. And the result?

As it was summed up by the Civitas Institute, "The corrupt-coalition redistricting plan led to the defeat of long-time legislators Jonnie Bowie, Frank Mitchell, Sam Ellis, Don Mumford and Wayne Sexton. And it led to the departure of Billie Creech and Connie Wilson after being placed in a district with a fellow Republican incumbent. Black’s redistricting plan returned solid control of the state House of Representatives back to his party."

That is the reason that even though in this last election, more North Carolina votes were cast for Republican candidates, the gerry mandered districts still gave control of the House and Senate to Democrats.

Your vote does not count. The Democrat party has reinterpreted democracy to mean they win, no matter how much corruption or bribery it takes.

It is sure hard to be an optimist nowadays.