Ceremony marks opening of legislative session

[struggle4progress]

By Matthew Burns and Laura Leslie

Posted: 11:57 a.m. today
Updated: 39 minutes ago
Tags: Lawmakers, Phil Berger, Thom Tillis, Dan Forest

Raleigh, N.C. — The General Assembly opened its 2013 session Wednesday amid pomp, with some lawmakers sporting boutonniéres, family members on the House and Senate floors and Gov. Pat McCrory joining a crowded gallery.

After senators and representatives were sworn into office, the House and Senate and their respective Republican and Democratic caucuses quickly named their leaders.

Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, was elected by acclamation to his second term as Senate president pro tem, as was Rep. Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, as House speaker.

They immediately set the GOP agenda for the year as one of tax reform, cutting government regulations and reshaping North Carolina's public schools ...

http://www.wral.com/berger-to-again-lead-nc-senate/11958205/

[NCarolinawoman]

1. I wonder who the nut-job was who was calling for the

abolition of ALL taxes. I heard the tail-end if what he was saying on the tv.

[nc4bo]

2. All this revise the tax code bs but there's nothing in black and white anywhere....

sit down, buckle your seatbelts, put on a helmet - gonna be a rough and tough ride.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

3. Corprat taxes will be zero, ours will double

Typical Repig formula. When they say "tax reform" - that means middle class is in for a major screwing.Duke Energy's tax bill will be $0.00 - you can count on that.

As I understand it, they intend to privatize most schools, gut the public school system by eliminating most public funding, eliminate all environmental regulations, make birth control and abortion unobtainable, and eliminate early voting, same-day registration & voting, and implement any and all of ALEC's other model bills, including voter ID.

And I'm sure they've lots of other nasty surprises up their sleeves too. Besides doubled state taxes, our utility/power bills will likely double. Nothing to stop them.

NC is the next Michigan, Arizona, or Wisconsin.

Oh. Forgot to mention cuts to unemployment and Medicare, as well as refusal, like other states, to implement certain provisions of "Obamacare", hurting those who need it most, of course.

Gonna be a real Jesse Helms style gang rape party. Hoo boy.