Why a North Carolina Democrat’s Party
Switch Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You
Might Think
Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/5/2023 12:57:49 AM
Though former President Donald Trump’s arraignment is undeniably and understandably the biggest news of the day in America, a huge political story is also playing out in North Carolina – and it’s one that, unlike the Trump news, has Democrats seething with rage, and calling for resignations. As we previously reported, Rep. Tricia Cotham, who represents the 112th District in the North Carolina House, is set to announce on Wednesday that she is switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. A former school teacher and principal, Cotham served as a Democrat in the state legislature from 2007 to 2017, and took time away from that before running
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Justin Pearson from House over gun-control protest 8 replies
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Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House on Thursday voted to expel Democratic Rep. Justin Jones from the Legislature for his role in a protest calling for gun control following last week’s shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville that killed six people, including three children. Fox 17 Nashville reports that Jones was sanctioned for using a bullhorn when he joined with protesters, which state House leaders called "disorderly behavior." Thursday’s vote marked an extraordinary move from lawmakers that has been executed only a handful of times since the Civil War.
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