"I just have a real concern," Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus, said. The state constitution prohibits removing judges from office other than through impeachment.

Finally, someone is trying to follow the state's constitution.

Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, the bill's sponsor, said that the bill eliminates the positions rather than simply firing those who hold them. Such actions have been found to be legal in the past, he said.

Once again, this is a case of ruling as one sees fit. He's for eliminating the judges positions but it doesnt "remove" them. It doesnt take a smart person to figure out that eliminating the postions will "remove" the judges.

Hypocrites............ they complain about others NOT following the state or federal constitutions but do the exact same thing themselves.....

I am just glad they are working to take full control. Although I am a registered Democrat, I am embarrassed by the last 3 or 4 governors of this state and this is a breath of fresh air. Throw all the bums out Pat. Sweep the floor and start over.

It is perfectly reasonable and to be expected that Republicans would put their own people into any position they could. Anybody complaining is just being dishonest about the reality of the situation.

liberals just do not understand how democracy works.Repubs won and occupy the guvoners mansion and the legislative building so to the victor goes the spoils. do they think the Vikings cared what kind of educational system defeated people wanted after conquest? did Hitlerr lose sleep because the French and the Dutch and the Danes didn't approve of his chief of staff? McCrory was elected by 52% and doesn't owe any allegiance to or care what the other 48% want or think. Pillage on! Whatthehey

Lemme show you how you don't know how democracy works: 1) You cannot spell governor. First hint. 2) You think that a winning party is at liberty to take the same actions as Vikings and Nazis. (Side note: Don't compare the side you favor to Vikings and Nazis. Unless you like Vikings and Nazis. It works against you.)

Psst - GOP you may want to make a law to prevent the next Administration from doing the same thing because your reign will be short.

Find a way to rescind the Dix agreement.

whatthehey,

In a true democracy and not this disaster the Republicans are calling one, there's this thing called "compromise" and "rational debate", too. There's absolutely nothing wrong with commissions and regulatory boards having different viewpoints among the members. That was why until now board members weren't replaced until they retired. If the Republicans get their wish, we'll see the boards filled with members holding views contrary to what the boards were set up to do in the first place, with no dissent or opposing viewpoints allowed.

That's not a democracy, that's a fascist state.

Both sides do the same thing. What they want. Stop crying libs...... your past Gov and the Pres are doing the same thing.

PlentyStoup, he corrected this and said it was Jim Hunt not martin....now respond..was it different?

"Done twice by Progressive Governor Jim Martin, was that different? The Yoda"

Martin was a conservative republican.

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