US EditionNorth 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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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…
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
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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