rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-house-speaker-tim-moore-to-respect-our-democracy?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-house-speaker-tim-moore-to-respect-our-democracy' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Organize 2020 Caucus https://actionnetwork.org/groups/organize2020 https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg North Carolina Republicans just overturned the Governor's veto of the state budget after lying to Democrats that there would be no votes during the morning session. Republicans in the NC House then took the vote while many Democratic members were attending commemoration services for 9/11. Half of the members of the House weren't even there. The only Democrats present were those on the Finance Committee which was meeting at 9am today. The Speaker of the House made a sergeant of arms turn off Representative Deb Butler (NC House District 18)'s microphone when she tried to protest. The other Democratic representatives who were present formed a circle around her to prevent the NC General Assembly cops from taking her away. This is an assault on North Carolina's democracy. It is an assault on the working people of this state – including educators and public school employees. It is an assault on basic decency and civility. Send your representative and House Speaker Tim Moore this letter demanding they recall this dishonest vote. Watch Rep. Deb Butler (D-New Hanover) react from the floor of the NC House after the vote: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-house-speaker-tim-moore-to-respect-our-democracy