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.
  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    109·
    9 months ago

    This law is categorically unconstitutional. It is a prima facie contradiction of multiple specific amendments in the bill of rights. This will certainly be thrown out - even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this. It’s clearly not reasonable in the slightest.

    • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      274·
      9 months ago

      even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this.

      They don’t have to justify anything any more. You should stop pretending the constitution matters.

      • Evie @lemmy.world
        92·
        9 months ago

        It does matter! It matters to us… unfortunately totalitarianism has taken control and the AC along with the GOP do not care… the mask is off… it is now time for the 2nd amendment to be actually enacted by a well regulated militia who protects the constitution as the 2nd amendment laid out

    • Archer@lemmy.world
      91·
      9 months ago

      even hard-right judges won’t be able to justify this. It’s clearly not reasonable in the slightest.

      I dunno about that, Supreme Court looking pretty right wing lately

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        The SC wants to maintain the roots of their power. Undercutting certain parts of the constitution does the opposite of that, because it implies others can do the same in areas they don’t want touched.