Stronger NC

Democracy works when voters are informed, engaged and empowered. Stronger NC, a 501c4, is committed to making civic engagement easier.

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

I’ve been in Congress for 100 days.

Most of the really angry voices here are faking it.

[Stronger NC @StrongerNc]

@jburnmurdoch @threadreaderapp please unroll

[Allison Riggs @AllisonJRiggs]

BREAKING: in @ncnaacp case, NC Supreme Court explains constitutional limits on the power of lawmakers elected under racially gerrymandered maps. @selc_org @KymHunteratlaw #ncga #ncpol #nccourts (1/?) (tweeting as I read)

[Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @Amy_Siskind]

Two of the men who voted to take away a woman’s right to control her own body have been credibly accused of sexual assault.

[Sen. Jay Chaudhuri @jay_chaudhuri]

Roe v. Wade was just overturned. NC is now one of the only states in the South where access to abortion is still legal. 22 Senate Democrats are our last line of defense against the criminalization of abortion. We can’t lose one. #keeproestatusquo

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[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: deep dive into the grim & highly unequal impacts of a US abortion ban https://t.co/dPhtey3Ruv

We begin with a damning chart:

US women die from pregnancy-related causes at far higher rates than their peers, and black US women die at rates often seen in developing countries

[POLITICO @politico]

The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and obtained by POLITICO.

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes. https://t.co/nl3JFLx9xg

[Josh Stein @JoshStein_]

Breaking: An important win for equality in NC today. The NC Supreme Court just upheld a lower court ruling that victims of domestic violence in same-sex relationships have a constitutional right to protective orders to keep them safe, even though a state law said otherwise. 1/2

[David Rothschild 🌻 @DavMicRot]

In February 2020, just 2 years ago, 52 of 53 Republican senators voted to allow (then) President Trump to block congressionally authorized sale of critical military supplies to the courageous President Zelensky of Ukraine, unless Ukraine manufactured anti-Democratic propaganda.

[Josh Stein @JoshStein_]

BREAKING: I just filed a brief with the North Carolina Supreme Court on behalf of Gov. Cooper and myself urging the Court to clarify that the North Carolina constitution prohibits partisan gerrymandering. Partisan gerrymandering distorts our democracy. 1/1

[WRAL NEWS in NC @WRAL]

Breaking News: 20,770 new NC coronavirus cases reported Wednesday, the most in a single-day; NC's case positivity rate reaches 31.8%, also a record https://t.co/UMUjChzU25

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

Remember, if local authorities in Georgia had their way, no one would have ever been charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

It took weeks of protest before charges were even brought in the case, 74 days after Arbery was shot and killed in February 2020.

[Pro-Choice NC @ProChoice_NC]

Fight back against attacks on #abortion! Sign up below to take action:

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#AbortionIsMoral #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionIsARight #AbortionIsFreedom

[Stronger NC @StrongerNc]

@nckhui Excellent 👏👏👏 Wake Co does not need any more charter schools at the expense of our public schools.

[Will Doran @will_doran]

They top attorney for @NCHouseSpeaker Tim Moore is already saying that the legislature will appeal this ruling--and criticizing the judges for what he calls a politically motivated ruling. That update (and many more) now posted: https://t.co/ZnLLnB52br #ncpol #ncga

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

A Supreme Court where 5 of 6 conservative justices were appointed by GOP presidents who initially lost popular vote & confirmed by senators representing minority of Americans are taking away voting rights & reproductive rights from millions of Americans. This is not democracy

[Rodney D. Pierce @MrRDPierce]

North Carolina needs your help ! The NC Senate will vote on House Bill 324 aka "the anti-Critical Race Theory" bill tomorrow 8/26. We need your help in getting people to contact their senators ASAP to tell them to vote agaisnt HB 324 ! #nced #ncpol
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