While many followers of state government are occupied by Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the SB 9, No Discriminatory Purpose in Death Penalty and the sentencing of her top campaign finance man, a much more serious blow was being delivered to the NC criminal justice system in a Durham Courtroom. This blow was the order [...]
Irony of the Ethics Bill
The bill (HB961) is 34 pages, was sent out late last night after being hammered out in darkness, and was considered for little more than an hour in the Senate Judiciary I Committee. Ironically, it is a bill entitled “Government Ethics and Campaign Reform Act of 2010.” The portion of the act that strengthens ethics [...]
