By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 7, 2023 Anyone who thinks that pot pushers will be content if state lawmakers approve marijuana for medical use may want to think again, as a bill filed by seven lawmakers this week would go further to legalize the drug for recreational use. “People should take note that […]
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Gigantic Victory! Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of Church Protections Bill
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 31, 2023 In their first successful override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto since 2018, legislators this week restored Second Amendment rights to North Carolinians with Senate Bill 41. Titled “Guarantee 2nd Amendment Freedom and Protections,” the new law repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement for individuals and launches […]
CHS, ‘Scromiting’ Landing More Pot-Users in the Emergency Room
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 31, 2023 Promoters of marijuana often tout the drug’s effectiveness at treating nausea, and in fact nearly four decades ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved a synthetic version of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to help treat that symptom in chemotherapy patients. But more recently, with the steep rise in […]
Studies Show More Reasons Not to Legalize Marijuana
Pot Use Negative Impacts Development of Babies’ Brains and Adolescent Brains By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 23, 2023 While North Carolina lawmakers consider whether to legalize marijuana for medicinal use, evidence of the serious harms caused by the drug continues to mount. Among the latest is research showing how pot use among pregnant […]
N.C. Congressman, Rep. Dan Bishop Tells It Like It Is
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 17, 2023 Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) injected a history lesson and a bit of Christian testimony into a recent hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, riling several Democrats who tried unsuccessfully to interrupt. Challenging Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen and others for their view that there is no real […]
Bill Would Lower Legal Blood Alcohol Level for Drunk Driving to 0.05 Percent
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 9, 2023 Will North Carolina become the second state in the nation to lower the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent? That’s the hope of Rep. Mike Clampitt (R-Swain), who introduced House Bill 148 late last month, and of national public health […]
Bipartisan Resolution in Congress Introduced to Get Billy Graham Statue Project Moving
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 24, 2023 It’s been more than seven years since North Carolina lawmakers voted to replace a statue of former governor Charles B. Aycock in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall with one of evangelist Billy Graham, and five years since Graham’s death made him eligible for the memorial. And […]
Two More Local GOP Chapters Censure Burr and Tillis Over Marriage Vote
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 16, 2023 At least two more local chapters of the Republican Party — those in Cabarrus and Davie counties — have passed resolutions to censure former U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and Sen. Thom Tillis for abandoning the GOP platform on marriage and voting for the misnamed Respect for […]
State Senate Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 10, 2023 “Parents are the primary decision-makers with respect to their minor children, not their school, or even the children themselves,” Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance) told fellow lawmakers Tuesday before the Upper Chamber passed the Parents Bill of Rights along a party-line vote. Senate Bill 49, which is […]
Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen, Update to Safe Surrender Law
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 10, 2023 The Senate on Thursday voted 44-0 to strengthen North Carolina’s Safe Surrender Law, making the state a safer place for newborns who find themselves in the care of an overwhelmed parent. First passed in 2001, the law already allowed a parent to surrender a baby up […]