North Carolina’s new $300 billion state budget contains a provision that gives extraordinary investigative powers to a partisan oversight committee co-chaired by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R). The Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations — or Gov Ops for short — is empowered to seize “any document or system of record” from anyone who works in or with state and local government during its investigations. The rule applies to contractors, subcontractors, and any other non-state entity “receiving, directly and indirectly, public funds,” including charities and state universities.
  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    135·
    9 months ago

    Moreover, Gov Ops staff will be authorized to enter “any building or facility” owned or leased by a state or non-state entity without a judicial warrant.

    That sounds unconstitutional. I mean, the whole thing sounds unconstitutional but that especially.

      • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
        281·
        9 months ago

        The 4th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th… hell, all of them except the 2nd, really.

        That’s why a Constitutional Convention in the present climate scares the absolute shit out of me.

        • TransplantedSconie
          21·
          9 months ago

          They absolutely will go after the Second Amendment when they are ready to.

          “Just take the guns. Due process later.” - Donald Trump

        • PersnickityPenguin
          2·
          9 months ago

          You’re leaving out the first amendment, which the Republicans want gone so they can make porn illegal.

          • fubo@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            Mind you, the point of making porn illegal isn’t to get rid of porn. Daddy’s gotta have his pictures. The point of making porn illegal is to ensure that it is made through slavery and rape, not through consensual sexual expression.