NORTH CAROLINA: Hate Law Repeal Now In Jeopardy As State GOP Chair Screams About “Lying” Democrats

The Charlotte Observer reports:

Legislators who will convene Wednesday morning are expected to take up repeal of House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” that has rocked the state’s social and economic climate since it became law nine months ago.

Charlotte City Council set the fifth special session of the year in motion on Monday with the surprise repeal of a February ordinance that lets transgender people use the public bathroom of the gender with which they identify.

Meanwhile, the city council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday at 9 a.m. to “consider the adoption of ordinances related to non-discrimination and HB2.” The meeting, officially announced at 7:48 a.m. Wednesday follows reports that some in the legislature were unwilling to vote for a repeal of HB2 because the council did not repeal the entirety of its ordinance.

The N.C. Republican Party issued a statement at 1 a.m. blasting Democrats on City Council and Gov.-elect Roy Cooper, claiming “they lied directly to the people” over what was supposed to be a full repeal of the non-discrimination ordinance. “The HB2 blood is now stain soaked on their hands and theirs alone. What a dishonest, disgraceful shame by Roy Cooper and Charlotte Democrats.”

You may recall that North Carolina GOP chairman Dallas Woodhouse [photo] recently brandished a pair of handcuffs during an appearance on MSNBC in which he demanded that Trump imprison Hillary Clinton.