Roy Cooper Sides with Radical Transgender Bathroom Ordinance | Eastern North Carolina Now

    News Release:

Offers no plan to assure public safety

    Raleigh, N.C.     After pressure from the public, members of the media and the North Carolina Republican Party, Attorney General Roy Cooper finally stated his support of the radical dual-sex bathroom ordinance recently passed by the Charlotte City Council, which would open the door of women's restrooms and locker rooms to men. He said he does not think the Governor and General Assembly should overturn the ordinance.

    Cooper revealed his support of the ordinance after Tuesday's Council of State meeting. He said he does not think the Governor and General Assembly should overturn the ordinance.

    "After months of hiding from the press and stonewalling, Roy Cooper chose to side with a few radicals in Charlotte who believe that men should be able to use the women's bathroom," said NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse. "All citizens should be concerned that Mr. Cooper ignores public opinion and pleas to stick with accepted bathroom polices. He also offers no guidelines to assure public safety."

    An analysis by the NCGOP revealed that pro-ordinance special interest groups donated tens of thousands of dollars to Cooper's gubernatorial campaign, and he has campaigned and raised campaign cash with Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who fiercely pushed this misguided ordinance through the city council.

    Woodhouse added, "If Roy Cooper won't stand up to a few radical special interests who donate money to his gubernatorial campaign, how can we trust him to look after our families as governor?"

    Background:

    "[Ken Spaulding's] Democratic opponent, Attorney General Roy Cooper, could not be reached for comment. His campaign did not return calls." (Jim Morrill, "One Democratic gubernatorial candidate opposes Charlotte's bathroom provision," Charlotte Observer, 2/24/2016)

    Governor McCrory Urged The Attorney General To Do His Job And Defend North Carolina Against A Washington, D.C. Takeover Of Local School Districts And Force Schools To Adopt A Radical Plan To Open Sex-specific Student Locker Rooms And Bathrooms To Individuals That Are Not Of That Biological Sex ("McCrory asks Cooper to oppose transgender bathroom lawsuit," The Associated Press, 11/24/2015)

    "Governor Pat McCrory has asked Attorney General Roy Cooper to protect local school districts by joining South Carolina and signing on to an amicus brief in the case of G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board. In this case, the Obama Administration has joined with the ACLU in an attempt to force local school districts to open sex-specific student locker rooms and bathrooms to individuals that are not of that biological sex." (Press Release: "Governor McCrory asks Attorney General to Protect North Carolina from Federal Overreach in Schools," Office of the Governor, 11/21/2015)

    Schools Could Face Loss Of Funding If They Do Not Comply With The ACLU's Bathroom Plan

    The Obama administration has also threatened schools that resist with legal action and the loss of federal funding. (Press Release: "Governor McCrory Will Join South Carolina to Protect States from Federal Overreach in Schools," Office of the Governor, 11/24/2015)

    Cooper Decided To Stand With President Obama, The ACLU And Radical Special Interest Groups Over North Carolina Families And Refused To Support The Lawsuit, But Wouldn't Explain Why

    "Attorney General Roy Cooper has rejected a call by Gov. Pat McCrory to side with a Virginia school district against a discrimination lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that would allow a transgender high school student to use the men's bathroom." (Tyler Dukes, "Despite McCrory's request, Cooper won't join Virginia transgender bathroom suit," WRAL, 11/23/2015)

    "Talley did not provide the department's rationale." (Tyler Dukes, "Despite McCrory's request, Cooper won't join Virginia transgender bathroom suit," WRAL, 11/23/2015)

    Contact: communications@ncgop.org