No respite for the weary:

State lawmakers come back 2 weeks from Tues. for a lame-duck veto-proof session. Aside from voter ID & Florence relief, what's on the agenda? Anything they want - and Dems, citing 2016, are concerned. https://t.co/o1dq0aPItW #ncga #ncpol #wral

— WRAL Gov't Coverage (@NCCapitol) November 13, 2018

I don't even want to speculate what kind of mischief BergerMoore will get up to this time. In the past, they've always floated rumors about some heinous act of repression, and then bait-and-switched it to something (slightly) less horrible. As if playing games with our democracy is a form of recreation, as opposed to an incredibly shameful act.

Finally something of which North Carolinians can be proud:

“With Cooper’s signing of the executive order, North Carolina joins states like Colorado, California and others that have set statewide targets for reducing emissions of gases that are associated with global warming and climate change.” #NCPOL https://t.co/GLHeuzzz5F

— Mark (@_therealmark_) October 30, 2018

I'm sure BergerMoore is stewing like an apple, but they better leave this one alone.

One more thumb's-down before early voting begins:

These amendments are intentionally misleading. They are a blank check for the legislature to grab more power. #VoteAgainst all six amendments.#NCpol #NC pic.twitter.com/O6H1qb0Mxg

— Progress NC Action (@ProgressNow_NC) October 16, 2018

As I've mentioned before, we have to teach them a lesson. Don't screw around with the Constitution for partisan political purposes.

Talk about getting it bass-ackwards:

Antipathy to Trump is a motivator for the Democratic base, but Republicans have reasons to turn out, as well — to defend GOP policy gains and, here in NC, to maintain relevance in a state capital with a Democratic governor and Supreme Court. https://t.co/VfBGvJLHJh? #ncpol #ncga

— John Hood (@JohnHoodNC) September 25, 2018

This is a "balance of powers" argument, which (of course) fails to address the invasive elephant in the room: Republicans in the General Assembly have taken numerous steps to erode the powers of that Governor, taking away not only his "relevance" but also his ability to provide a counterpoint to their often regressive policies. And they've taken (or tried to take) similar steps with the NC Supreme Court since that majority flipped as well, not to mention what they've done to the lower courts. And yet John Hood would have us believe those same power-grabbing Republicans need to be re-elected to "contain" the other two branches. That's rather Trumpian, don't you think?

In case you need reminding:

I’ll be voting no for all six constitutional amendments. The ballot language remains incredibly deceptive. #NixAllSix #BreakTheMajority #ncpol

— Wiley Nickel (@wileynickel) September 11, 2018

What Wiley said.