Republicans in North Carolina supplant budget veto as Democrats attend Sept. 11 ceremony

While many of their Democratic counterparts were attending a 9/11 commemorative event, Republicans gathered in the North Carolina House of Representatives took the opportunity on Wednesday to cancel the governor's veto on the state budget. Representative Jason Saine (right) introduced the motion to reconsider the controversial budget, causing chaos in an almost half empty room. House Democratic Party leader Darren Jackson told the Republicans that there would not be a vote that morning, which led him to say to his caucus that they did not have a vote. need to participate in the session. President Tim Moore (R) ignored the objections of the 12 Democrats present – out of a total of 55 – and allowed the vote.

The Democrats present told reporters that they did not all have the opportunity to vote. According to Jackson, their microphones were cut. "The deception highlighted this morning equates to a criminal offense," said Rep. Deb Butler (D). "… The fact that they sit down and lure to trap these good citizens, these good representatives, is outrageous."