Posted on 05/11/2016 2:47:10 PM PDT by Cyberman
Burr calls NC GOP governor 'off base' for seeking congressional action
North Carolina's senior senator said his state's Gov. Pat McCrory is "off base" in calling for congressional intervention to resolve a state dispute over restroom access for transgender people.
"I've never seen Congress get involved in judicial matters and this is turned over to the court system now," Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr said Tuesday. "So, I think the governor's off base."...
Burr said he would rather see the issue remain in the courts.
"That's where they chose to put it,” he said. “I would have preferred that they had come up with an agreement that everybody is happy with."...
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
You would think, but our corrupt career politician Attorney General is now polling ahead of McCrory in the governor's race. He has been running for governor for eight years and has refused to enforce laws enacted by the Republicans with which he did not agree. The cause of the whole business is the lesbian mayor of Charlotte who insisted on having the City Council pass the controversial measure that led to the passage of HB2.
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