US Senator Thom Tillis (NC-Republican)

The Act passed the House easily and now is up for consideration in the Senate. I nearly dropped my dentures (just a phrase) when Thom Tillis came out in support of the act. Of course, he’s not up for re-election. Richard Burr is not running again, but he’s still sitting on the fence.

One of the blowbacks in the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision to eliminate almost 50 years of precedents has been the motivation of women to challenge the court. Not only in courts, but in the ballot box. The House is considering legislation to enshrine into law the precepts of the case so that it would make abortion legal again. The pending legislation is to counter the dozens of state laws that have been passed severely restricting or abolishing it.

Justice Thomas indicated that decision probably would be only the first step in retracting civil rights legislation in recent years as well as recent court cases. That prompted immediate action in the House that surprised everyone. Some also are predicting the Supremes may have provoked a mid-term incentive to vote that would favor the Democrats .

The North Carolina General Assembly considered “Don’t Say Gay” legislation like that passed in Florida but didn’t bring it up for a vote yet. Nationally the GOP has been taking a strong anti-LGBTQ position that appeals to their base. How well that will play in the mid-terms remains to be seen. It may motivate the community more actively to support Democratic candidates. We’ve been asking what they’ve done for us lately, considering the failure to pass any federal non-discrimination legislation. We’re the GOP’s favorite demons, but that doesn’t play well in the polls.

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