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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: North Carolina Legislature Approves Nation's Most Restrictive Voter Suppression Law [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)at North Carolina's State Constitution and see a way around the Republican Legislature. The North Carolina State Constitution has two parts. The second part describes specific rights and duties of the Government, but the first part describes the Preamble and inalienble rights, the same as the U.S. Constutition, which is the Declaration of rights.
In the first part of the State Constitution, it states that North Carolina has no right to secede and is a part of the American Nation. It also abolishes slavery forever. Any clues to where that came from? The first portion of North Carolina's Constitution essentially concedes State's Rights to the Federal Government. If any North Carolina Law violates the U.S. Constitution, that law can't be enforced.
The first part of the North Carolina Constitution also gives the people to abolish their Government. It is not compatible to the second portion. It states that the people have a right to address grievances to the Legislature any time. It also states that every person elgible in the state, should not have any restrictions or treated differently. It states in the U.S. Constitution that voting rights should not be infringed on.
North Carolina does not have an initiative or state wide referendum process but they do have it at the local levels in some cities. That means everyone is not treated equally. It also states that North Carolinians have the right to hold frequent elections.
I see an opening here if the DOJ got involved and people file a class suit against the State of North Carolina. It also states specifically, the right to vote in North Carolina shouldn't be determined by property. An ID card could qualify as personal property, especially if it is paid for.
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