Hoo boy. For some reason, I thought my column in the newspaper today would be uncontroversial. I laid out my stance that it would be a time-honored tradition in North Carolina politics for Republicans to use the upcoming lame-duck session to cram through a few more bills — but that it would be a bad idea.
I think the road back for conservative policy begins with the Republican Party regaining trust, and power grabs just erode it.
Some corners of the N.C. political world vehemently disagree, so I wanted to take a minute to address the counterpoints. And yes, I’m doubling down.
The counterarguments aren’t terrible
I do understand why there’s so many people who want the Republican-majority General Assembly to keep pushing through the finish line on this session. If you believe that conservative policy is best for the state of North Carolina (as I do), then why wouldn’t you use what little time you have left at the levers of power to try to enact them?
You can even extend this argument, as som…
