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North Carolina Budget Forms “Secret Police” That GOP Would Control, Critics Warn

  • Critics argue that the newly-passed state budget in North Carolina includes a provision that would create a "secret police" force, to be managed by Republicans, which could investigate government agencies and restrict public access to records.
  • The investigations conducted by this secret police force could potentially infringe on individuals' rights, including their freedom of speech, right to legal counsel, and protection against unwarranted searches.
  • Republican lawmakers claim that the new law is necessary for government accountability and oversight of public funds, but critics are concerned about the potential abuse of power for partisan purposes.
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North Carolina Budget Forms “Secret Police” That GOP Would Control, Critics Warn

“This consolidation of force and coercion is very worrying,” one critic of the provision said.

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Republicans give themselves 'secret police force' in North Carolina: 'This is scary'

North Carolina's recently approved state budget would give legislators investigative powers that Democrats compared to a "secret police force" in Nazi Germany.The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations – or GovOps – would have the authority to investigate state and local government agencies, as well as any agency that received taxpayer funding, and public employees contacted by investigators would be required to keep those commu…

·United States
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Political WirePolitical Wire

North Carolina Republicans Create ‘Secret Police Force’

"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)," Popular Information reports."The Joint Legislative Committee on Gov

·New York, United States
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Republicans' "secret police" sparks fight with Democrats

Democrats are sounding the alarm about the "punitive power" given to a key investigative committee.

·United States
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North Carolina Republicans create "secret police force"

Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Tim Moore (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)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 sys…

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Who Needs Warrants? NC Republicans Create Secret Police Force

A partisan state committee is empowered to seize “any document or system of record” from anyone who works in or with state and local government. Oh, and they can enter your home without a warrant.

·United States
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Crooks and Liars broke the news in United States on Monday, October 2, 2023.
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