NC's HB2 LGBT section was a shitty unconstitutional smokescreen for THIS

[TalkingDog]

Evidently SECTION 2.1.G.S.95-25.1 of House Bill 2 does not allow individual cities, towns, etc, to raise their minimum wage beyond that mandated by government. IOW, Charlotte (let's say) can't raise their minimum wage to 15.00 an hour.

They knew this. They knew they could slip in the crappy wage restriction and everyone would focus on the LGBT discrimination. And if they protected their wealthy friends from having to pay a living wage to their workers, they could live with having SECTION 1.1. G.S.115C-47 overturned at a later date. Because it's basically unenforceable.

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E2/Bills/House/PDF/H2v1.pdf

[revbones]

1. I'm not sure it was a smokescreen

I think they just took the opportunity to roll up basically an omnibus bill of hatred and corporatist legislation.

[TalkingDog]

2. Experts were saying that subsection was Unconstitutional before the ink was even dry.

But you are correct in the main.

Hooray small government Republicans /sarcasm

[revbones]

3. Hopefully it will bring more people out in Nov.

Hopefully McCrory has pissed off enough people to drive up turnout on the Dem side.

[ladyVet]

4. I hope you're right, revbones.

People in this state need to wake up and get off their ass and vote these creeps out. McCrory is a horrible person.