Constitution of North Carolina

I'm Leanne Winner, the association's executive director and your host.

There is a lot on the ballot this November, including a proposed amendment to the North Carolina Constitution that could have significant implications for local governments, including public schools.

The ballot question asks voters whether to approve a constitutional amendment requiring the General Assembly to enact limits on the amount by which local governments can increase their property tax levies.

The question sounds relatively straightforward, but there is an important piece that voters need to understand.

Interesting.

It, it was, you know, even though we now have marriage equality, if you look at the North Carolina Constitution, that amendment is still there, that it's, it's defined as being between a man and a woman.

So I guess-

Huh

It is so upsetting that we do not have federal laws against sexual assaults because there is just way too much freedom for each state to make their own decisions.

Just scrolling down a bit on the wiki page for U.S. rape laws, I notice that the Constitution of North Carolina states ranks rape amongst crimes which could be punished by death but in comparison going through the rest of the states i was upset to learn that in 2021 the minnesota supreme court ruled that people who drink alcohol or take drugs of their own free will before being sexually assaulted do not meet the state's legislature's definition of mentally incapacitated what the fuck And it seems like Texas is just a whole nother story that I don't have time for.

So that's my sign to get back to the Cornell situation and the events from 2024.

Before deciding not to prosecute, it's unclear whether the men involved were interviewed.

The State Board of Elections released the following statement saying it, quote, welcomes the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Both the United States Constitution and the North Carolina Constitution are clear.

You must be a citizen of the United States to register and vote in our elections, end quote.

Meanwhile, a voting rights group is pushing back on that decision.

The state board of elections released the following statement saying, quote, The State Board welcomes today's decision by the US Supreme Court.

Both the United States Constitution and North Carolina Constitution are clear.

You must be a citizen of the United States to register and vote in our elections.

Meanwhile, a voting rights group pushing back on that