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Tag Archives: North Carolina
A Proposed State Sovereignty Resolution (“A Re-Declaration of Independence”) for North Carolina
by Diane Rufino, March 15, 2021 I propose the following State Sovereignty Resolution, or one similar to it, for my state of North Carolina. It is based on the themes addressed in my article “A RE-DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE” and aimed … Continue reading
A Few Suggestions to Those Who Represent Us in the North Carolina General Assembly
by Diane Rufino, February 1, 2021 Government is best and most responsive to the individual when it is closest to them. We’re talking about the local, the county, and even the state level. This is where the individual and his … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, ammunition, checks and balances, Diane Rufino, education initiatives, election reform, Federalism, Liberty, limited government, NC Voter Integrity Project, NCGA, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, nullification committees, Project Vertitas, sanctuary state for liberty, second amendment, second amendment sanctuary state, state escrow accounts, state legislature, state legislatures, state manufactured ammunition, state sovereignty bill, state sovereignty resolution, Tenth Amendment, Voter ID
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Democrats Try to Clear Path to Cheat at the Ballot Box in North Carolina
(This excellent photo comes from the Reclaimtheamericandream.org site) by Diane Rufino, January 4, 2020 Check out the article posted on January 2 in the Carolina Journal about the ongoing status of our NC Voter ID law. [“NC Attorney General Won’t … Continue reading
Redistricting in North Carolina: Democrats Find New Avenue of Attack Against Republicans
by Diane Rufino, September 29, 2019 We’ve been hearing a lot about “redistricting” lately. In fact, we heard that a state court invalidated two of the popularly-mandated (that is, approved by voters in 2016) amendments to the state constitution (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Cause v. Lewis, Diane Rufino, gerrymandering, NC, NC General Assembly, NCGA, non-partisan redistricting plan, non-partisan remedial districting, non-partisan remedial redistricting plan, North Carolina, redistricting, redistricting plan, remedial district maps
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NC General Assembly Republicans Seize the Opportunity to Make Good on the Promises Made in the State Budget
by Diane Rufino, September 16, 2019 In June, the Republican-dominated General Assembly passed a state budget that included pay increases for our public school teachers and for non-certified school personnel, pay increases for teachers in the state community college system, … Continue reading
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Tagged budget override, budget override vote, Diane Rufino, Governor Cooper's veto of the state budget, Governor Roy Cooper, H.B. 966, HB-966, House Bill 966, NC budget bill, NC General Assembly, NC House Speaker, NC House Speaker Tim Moore, NC state budget, NCGA, North Carolina, Rep. Darren Jackson, Rep. David Lewis, Rep. Deb Butler, Rep. Keith Kidwell, Rep. Larry Pittman
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I VOTED
by Diane Rufino, July 3, 2019 I voted today. It’s been a frustrating special election season. Tempers have flared, ambitions have run high, and friends have turned on each other. I’ve heard all kinds of reasons and justifications for why … Continue reading
Staunch Conservative Firecracker Sarah Palin ENDORSES Dr. Joan Perry for the US Congress from NC’s Third District
IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASE: Kinston, NC Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a staunch conservative and the first Republican female Vice Presidential nominee, endorsed Dr. Joan Perry for Congress in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District. With early voting already … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Rufino, Dr. Joan Perry, Dr. Joan Perry for Congress, Dr. Joan Perry for the US Congress, Dr. Joan Perry for US Congress, NC third congressional district, North Carolina, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin endorses Dr. Joan Perry, Sarah Palin endorses Dr. Joan Perry for Congress, seat formerly held by Walter Jones, US Congress
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We Cannot Overlook the Negative Unintended Consequences of the “Let Them Spawn” Bill (HB-483)
by Diane Rufino, June 23, 2019 In true government fashion, the NC House has tried to slip a very bad bill past the citizens of North Carolina and has rushed and hushed it in order to prejudice those most harmed, … Continue reading
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Tagged coastal Carolina, Diane Rufino, eastern North Carolina, fresh seafood, HB-483, health riskss from imported seafood, imported seafood, imported shrimp, Jerry Schill, Let Them Spawn, Let Them Spawn bill, NC, NC commercial fishermen, NC General Assembly, NC HB-483, NC legislature, NC seafood, NC shrimpers, ncleg, North Carolina, North Carolina commercial fishing industry, North Carolina fishing industry
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The NC House Once Again Caves to Big Money Lobbyists, This Time to Harm our State’s Commercial Fisherman
by Jerry Schill, June 22, 2019 While the NC House has been aggressive in its protection for the interests of big hospitals and physicians and other healthcare workers, it has done just the opposite for North Carolina’s commercial fisherman. This … Continue reading
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Tagged CCA, coastal Carolina, Coastal Conservatiom Association, Diane Rufino, Fisheries Reform Act, HB-483, Jerry Schill, Let Them Spawn bill, Marine Fisheries Commission, NC commerical fisherman, NC General Assembly, NC HB-483, NC House, NCFA, ncleg, NCWF, North Carolina, North Carolina Fisheries Association, North Carolina Wildlife Federaltion
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Meet Dr. Greg Murphy, Running for the US House from NC District 3
by Diane Rufino, June 14, 2019 I recently had a series of wonderful chats with Dr. Greg Murphy, who is running for the US Congress, from North Carolina’s district 3. Simply put, NC district 3 represents most of eastern NC … Continue reading