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Re: House begins budget debate

PaulTerrell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:31:50 -0400

We taxpayers desperately need to keep as much of OUR money as we can. It is after all OUR money. How can I help stimulate the economy if you keep taxing both my income and EVERYTHING I buy! Typical Democratic double taxation.

Re: House: Tort bill debated sharply

achillesg — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:38 -0400

In NC, if a WalMart truck hits you and is 99% at fault and the jury determines that you were slightly at fault, say 1%, then you don't get a penny. It doesn't matter if you were paralyzed from the neck down, you lose.

This is an archaic law, well-loved by AIG and other insurance companies, that only exists in NC and 2 or 3 other states. Every other state has done away with it. Even South Carolina has done away with it, and when your laws are more primitive than South Carolina, you've got a problem.

The insurance industry has a nice tight grip on the NC Legislature. I guess you have to hang around the bathrooms of high-end Glenwood South restaurants to see how the real "debate" happens. Interesting to read the other comments to this article. It's always amazing to me to see individuals fighting for the rights of big business and to diminish their own right to justice. I guess its just a different mindset.

Re: House: Tort bill debated sharply

stevemichaels — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:41:58 -0400

I always love a body of lawyers who get a chance to vote on items that will make lawyers richer! What this politician was really saying was that " Because he got in a car with him... his lawyer was not able to gain a 25% portion of a lawsuit"

Re: House: Tort bill debated sharply

GrayJ — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:08:39 -0400

"Because he got in the car with him...his family never got a dime," Glazier said. That is unfair. That is fundamentally unfair to every citizen in the state."

I don't think that is unfair if he knowingly got in a car with an intoxicated driver.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

mbrock49 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:03:08 -0400

Congratulations to my member of the House from Cary, Jennifer Wiess. She is just a good, all around clean politico. She takes her job as Representive of the people seriously, and she is responsible in her fund-raising tactics. Good job, Jennifer.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

meschreiner — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:17:28 -0400

>NEVER meant to be a 'democracy'...in fact the word does NOT appear in the Constitution!

Not true.
This nation is a republic in a democracy.
The U.S. Constitution didn't need the word "democracy" -- from the Greek for demokratia, from 'demos' "common people," + 'kratos' "rule, strength" -- to be democratic, since it was ordained and established by "We the people."

If we're going to list all the words not in the Constitution, we're going to be here all day.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

FFC1304 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:37:46 -0400

Its MY way of HONORING the 'ORIGINAL' 'party' of SLAVERY, as they continue to ENSLAVE us daily.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

dahedgehog — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:24:40 -0400

Congrats to those members on the list. Despite FFC's notions, there are some good people in Raleigh on both sides. Many of them are listed above.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

Isaac136 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:10:45 -0400

Yeah, FFC, speaking of "KKK," I guess you're among those hoping we'll never see another politician exploit bigotry and be praised and rewarded and honored for it in North Carolina.

Hmmm? Of course.

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:11:21 -0400

An earlier version inadvertently left out Cotham.

— RTB

Re: 21 legislators praised for disclosure

FFC1304 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:58:12 -0400

Yeah, but its that remaining 2% of questionable donors who get somehow left out or covered up...

Did Les Merritt run an audit for 'democracy NC' for these 'honors'?

'democracy NC' needs to realize we were NEVER meant to be a 'democracy'...in fact the word does NOT appear in the Constitution!

why does everyone scream 'democracy' in NC when its clearly NOT, especially after 100+ years of democrackkk rule.

Where were Cleveland, Grady and Brown?

ThomasBrock — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:25:23 -0400

Cleveland was busy hunting down brown people with accents, Brown was defending marriage from the evil homosexuals and Grady couldn't be found...

Re: A slowdown on state tax revenues

riverrd — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:20:47 -0500

Once again the Sainted Teachers will get their pay raise and the hard working, long forgotten State Employees will be short, and I mean short, changed!!

Re: A slowdown on state tax revenues

jonoflocke — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:33:02 -0500

Sounds like the spend-and-tax cycle is about to begin anew.