NC Attorney General Roy Cooper Coddles Students to the Exclusion of his Fiduciary Duties | Eastern North Carolina Now

AG Cooper still refuses to advocate for North Carolina citizens in regards to constitutional / law / legal issues. Cites that he wishes to concentrate on the needs of the youngest members of the state's electorate.

    Publisher's note: I get these political positions from this Democrat public servant that the state Republican Party feels incapable, or possibly too incompetent, to challenge, and I wonder whatever happened to the supposed integrity in people like Attorney Roy Cooper.

    Now, Democrat Roy Cooper wishes to restrict his attention to the constituent needs of his North Carolina's students, residents and nonresidents. Earlier he thought it wise to invite the DOJ's activist attorney general, Eric Holder, to investigate the election practices in North Carolina.

News Release:

    September 1st marked the end of an innovative North Carolina program to encourage 16 and 17 year olds to pre-register to vote. It's demise was part of the draconian elections overhaul passed by the legislature and signed by the governor last month that makes it harder for North Carolinians to register and vote.

    What's more, the new law opens the door to more corporate money into the elections system, limits disclosures of contributions, prevents people from casting a provisional ballot when they go to the wrong precinct and the list goes on.

    But the end of this program can be the beginning of even greater efforts to get young people involved in democracy. Many of them are upset about ballot boxes being removed from their college campus and challenges to their residency. I've talked to numerous students and young professionals and they are ready to engage their peers.

    There are committed organizations that are working hard to register young people despite these new rules. High school and college groups are taking action. Let's help them with our time, encouragement, and financial support.

    The ability to change our state's course and move North Carolina forward will depend on laying the groundwork right now.