GOP CORRUPTION OF NORTH CAROLINA

Corporate corruption of state government can never become clearer then it is right now in North Carolina. Every political science teacher in every high school and college could use it as an example. According to Emily Atkin in a Jan. 16^th article written for Climate Progress, Fracking Chemicals in North Carolina Will Remain Secret, Industry-Funded Commission Rules. In the article she says the state legislature will, “have the final gavel over fracking disclosure standards in the future”. The quote is hers but the emphasis is mine. She then notes that the state legislature protects the companies from “disclosing their chemical concoctions until then . . .” Of course, everyone knows because it is the future, it never comes.

Philip Berger, Thom Tillis, and Gov. Pat McCrory appointed every one of the 15-member commission, like all government commissions in North Carolina. Tillis received $46,700, and Thom Tillis who received $43,650 from “fracking interests.” For a Republican Governor to appoint a commission with a simple Republican major is usual; however, what is unusual is that there are no Democrats on the commission, not one. In the eyes of a Republican, this is fair governance. Once you elect one of them to office and give appointment power that is like electing an absolute dictator. I know my Republican friends will be rallied up by that statement but a long life of observations make me believe it is accurate; Democratic governments appoint commissions but always, without exception, have a minority—they at least try to appear fair. Our founding fathers have organized the Federal government (House of Representatives and Senate) to prevent this from happening.

Unfortunately, our Governor is not fair and never ever had any tendency to be fair. Sales taxes are going up, utility costs are going up, public schools are fighting to survive, workers are fighting to survive, our Department of Health and Human Services is rotting under a grossly over paid and clearly incompetent McCrory appointed leader, and voting rights have all but disappeared and racism is on the rise. Students of government corruption should pay attention to North Carolina; it doesn’t get anymore open and obvious than it is in North Carolina.

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