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The fight against Non Partisan elections just heated up a little bit. As reported by the Kinston Free Press and others (http://www.kinston.com/news/federal-79724-kinston-voting.html) The Justice Department has softened its stance on the Non Partisan referendum.

With five simple words, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James revealed the true purpose for a constitutional amendment filed in North Carolina’s legislature in 2011 that would ban all relationship recognitions for same-gender couples.

“We don’t want them here.”

The “them” the amendment proponent referred to with the Raleigh News & Observer was easy to identify.

The “them” was me.

Lost in the fog of bad legislation:

A reader reaches out to BlueNC via e-mail:

We wanted to share the press release we've sent out for College Dems of NC Lobby Day this week. If any BlueNC'ers are over the the GA, we'd love for you to stop by on Wed!

- College Dems of NC Exec Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tucker Middleton
tuckermid@gmail.com
(919) 649-3741

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO RELEASE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

On Wednesday, March 9 at 1 p.m., the College Democrats of North Carolina will host a press event in the Press Room at the General Assembly announcing their legislative agenda during the long session in 2011. Students from across the state will be joined by Democratic legislators in support of efforts to protect public education in our state, and support the rights of marginalized individuals.

Breaking News
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The Democratic National Committee has picked Charlotte, North Carolina, as the host city of the 2012 Democratic convention, POLITICO has learned.

For more information see http://www.politico.com

Canada-owned PotashCorp cares little for Native American history:

PotashCorp has withdrawn its offer to cooperate in an archaeological investigation of land it owns on Bath Creek. A number of experts contend the Potash-owned site, located at Beasley Point, is the most likely candidate for the lost Secotan Indian village.

Since his election many have asked why this man. Now he has a situation at a trailer park in Weaverville, NC.

Earlier this week, David Young, the chairman of the N.C. Democratic Party and the owner of the Eden Glen Mobile Home Park in Weaverville said the orange-colored water he charges residents for is safe but “not pretty.” Oh, and for those who refused to pay the bills because the water is so nasty? The people who may want a word with the park owner after their water was cut off?

“I don't manage it (the mobile home park). … I'm just an investor there,” Young told our paper.

Dear lord.

You're not just an investor, David; you're the owner, along with your wife, Leigh. It's on the legal papers.

Mr. Young can't even tell the truth about his holdings, how can we trust him with our party?

Sigh. This report is sitting right out in the public domain, and in light of some really nasty (and now relevant) comments by a member of Cal Cunningham's team at the Blend yesterday in the Jim Neal endorsement thread, people need to see the truth.