Another Republican judge stands up for the constitution

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For the second time in recent weeks, a North Carolina Republican judge has courageously put the constitution ahead of their political party.

First, it was Supreme Court Justice Richard Dietz who rightfully dissented when his four Republican colleagues okayed a GOP effort to change election rules after the election in last fall’s disputed Supreme Court contest.

And last week, Superior Court Judge Lori Hamilton helped strike down a law passed by the Republican-dominated legislature last fall to seize powers from Gov. Josh Stein.

The law would have placed the auditor – in effect, the state’s accountant – in charge of appointing the state Board of Elections.

In rejecting the scheme, Hamilton wrote that the duty to faithfully execute the laws has been exclusively assigned to the governor and cannot be reassigned without violating the constitution.

Good for her.

The bottom line: In this time in which a handful of politicians are trying to seize and monopolize more and more power, courageous judges are a bulwark against despotism. North Carolina is fortunate to have two of them.

For NC Newsline, I’m Rob Schofield.

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