Phil Berger

To end this matter once and for all, we will follow the court's instruction and move forward with adoption of a nonpartisan map.

The governor made a proposal late last week that we are prepared to agree to in principle, we called the governor on the way down here to let him know we agreed, but he now denies that he ever made the proposal, and so we've got to figure out exactly where we are.

This should tell you all you need to know about Cooper and Senate Democrats’ motives, they aren’t interested in moving past this issue or protecting the privacy and safety of North Carolina families. They’re brass-knuckled politicians who want to wage a nasty culture war with divisive issues, so they can keep filling their campaign coffers with cash from fringe liberal activists.

Protecting the safety and privacy of North Carolina families by keeping grown men out of bathrooms, shower facilities and changing rooms with women and young girls has always been our primary objective.

His zeal for pandering for the extreme left's money and agenda in his race for governor is making it impossible for him to fulfill his duties as attorney general.

This is just the latest attempt by the far left’s political correctness mob to force their beliefs on everyone else by trampling the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom.

While the courts have taken steps to provide special rights to some, we must not ignore the constitutionally protected rights of others.