An attorney for the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) said a lawsuit will be filed challenging the constitutionality of overriding the veto of a bill that stopped the state from deducting NCAE dues from the paycheck of working and retired teachers. Jack Nichols told a press conference legislators amended an adjournment resolution to reconvene the next morning. Nichols claimed that was prohibited by law.
Apparently one lawyer he didn’t talk to was Jeanette Doran with the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law. She points out the adjournment was handled in a resolution not a Senate bill. She says the action was clearly constitutional. Doran also points out in 2007 the General Asembly amended its adjournment resolution during a session which had been reconvened to consider an incentives bill vetoed by Easley. The General Assembly did the same thing this time. It amended an adjournment resolution while in a session called by Perdue to reconsider the vetoed Racial Justice Act repeal.
Nichols also said the bill prohibiting deducting dues was illegal because it singled out the NCAE.
The NCAE is not named in the bill. The bill instructed the state and the State Treasurer not to automatically deduct the dues, it didn’t prohibit teachers from paying them. Several other organizations are also affected by the bill.
The Republicans have once again shown how little they understand the state’s constitution. I hope that this results in all state employees being punished this way.. The Republican’s are practically handing the Dems a win next election cycle– thanks for that
Tillis pulled another stunt. Seems last January he stated he would not be conducting House (people’s) business in this manner. Well, it does sort of match up with his stated transparency and accountability promises. Closed and secret meetings come to mind.
Folks, please don’t believe all Repubs approve of this skullduggery and aren’t red faced. Sorry GOP friends, but Tillis’ policies and public statements are often not honorable, and he does sorely lack integrity and courage. And sorry Dem friends, but Tillis’ process, practices and public statements are about on par with Bev’s. But then, he, Bev and McCrory are all empty trough feeding empty suits.
Tillis pulled another stunt. Seems last January he stated he would not be conducting House (people’s) business in this manner. Well, it does sort of match up with his stated transparency and accountability promises. Closed and secret meetings come to mind.
Folks, please don’t believe all Repubs approve of this skullduggery and aren’t red faced. Sorry GOP friends, but Tillis’ policies and public statements are often not honorable, and he does sorely lack integrity and courage. And sorry Dem friends, but Tillis’ process, practices and public statements are about on par with Bev’s. But then, he, Bev and McCrory are all trough feeding empty suits.
Uh yeah you over there in the glass house– Yeah you!! M. Willouhby… the following is either a deliberate law or you once again have it wrong… so is a lie or ignorance? just curious since you raked the N&O reporter over the coals on this very site for poor journalism… hmmm here is your lie btw…from deducting NCAE dues from the paycheck of every working and retired teacher… that is a lie or you are just ignorant of basic knowledge of this state.