http://www.wral.com/lawmakers-to-hold-hearings-in-advance-of-redistricting-session/15358560/#1
"Top leaders at the General Assembly are getting ready to redraw the state's congressional districts next week, even though they are hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will save them the trouble.
"House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger appointed a committee Friday to hold hearings across the state on Monday. The committee will meet on Tuesday to consider that feedback and how it will apply to a federal court order issued last week."
The death of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia does little to change the outcome, contrary to popular reports. As the "Circuit Justice" for the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has the option to rule on this issue by himself, and that is probably what he will do.
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All public hearings will take place at 10AM, Monday, February 15th.
There will be a couple of options for submitting public comments:
1) You may submit them in writing at the the General Assembly web site: http://ncleg.net/gascripts/DocumentSites/browseDocSite.asp?nID=292; (public comments have not been enabled yet, so bookmark the address and keep checking).
2) Oral comments can be submitted at a series of public hearings, which will be conducted at satellite locations across NC.
The following locations will host public hearings:
Legislative Office Building
Room 643
300 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Raleigh.aspx
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown Campus
Medlin Campus Center
The Guilford Room, Room 360
Jamestown, North Carolina 27282
Link to campus map: https://www.gtcc.edu/media/10954/jamestowncampusmap.pdf
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Jamestown.aspx
Central Piedmont Community College
CPCC Central Campus
The Hall Building
Room 310
1112 Charlottetown Avenue
Charlotte, North Carolina 28235
Link to campus map: https://www.cpcc.edu/campuses/central/images/central_map
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Charlotte.aspx
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Room 142
Health Tech Ed Building
2201 Hull Road
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303
Link to campus map: http://www.faytechcc.edu/campus-maps/main-campus/
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Fayetteville.aspx
Cape Fear Community College
North Campus
Room 338
The McKeithan Center
4500 Blue Clay Road
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Link to campus map: http://cfcc.edu/maps-directions/north-campus-map/
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Wilmington.aspx
UNC Asheville
Robinson Hall
129 Steelcase Teleconference Center
Asheville, North Carolina
Link to campus map: https://maps.unca.edu/
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Asheville.aspx
Halifax Community College
Dr. Phillip W. Taylor Complex
Room 108
100 College Drive
Weldon, NC 27890
Link to campus map: http://www.halifaxcc.edu/CampDir/index.htm
Sign up to speak at: http://www.ncleg.net/applications/rts/redistricting2016Weldon.aspx
"All public hearings will start at 10:00 a.m. If the campus is closed due to inclement weather, the hearing will be canceled at that location and participants may submit their comments in writing.
All interested members of the public will have an opportunity to speak for five minutes. Written comments will also be accepted by email and on the General Assembly website, which will be available soon at: www.ncleg.net/redistricting"
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The following story from Facing South should get you in the proper mood for speaking truth to power:
http://www.southernstudies.org/2016/02/big-moneys-map-mischief-in-north-carolina.html
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