North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an unprecedented law passed by a last-minute session of the Republican legislature Friday that would radically curb the power of the incoming Democratic governor, despite widespread protests and a vow to challenge the measure in court. “There’s no precedent in the last 100 years,” says Michael Gillespie, a professor of political science, who compares the current political climate to the legislative tensions surrounding Jim Crow laws. “The goal is to do whatever they can to sustain their dominance in the state legislature.”
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Roy Cooper is Next NC Governor. Now What?
“We’re moving into uncharted territory here,” says Mac McCorkle, a professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy and veteran Democratic strategist. “I can’t think of a situation in North Carolina where you’ve had a governor of one party having the other party with super-majorities in the legislature.”
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