TO THE EDITOR:
Governor Cooper and Attorney General Stein’s decision to withdraw the appeal of the unconstitutional voter ID act represents a shift back to the true values of our democracy.
It was a shameful attempt to disenfranchise African-American voters, reminiscent of the poll test used during Jim Crow. The legal fees of defending this bill were a waste of taxpayers’ money — money that came in part from the same people this law attempted to disenfranchise. Money that then would also go to the paychecks of the legislators who attempted to revoke their constitutionally guaranteed rights.
I hope that with the new administration North Carolina will turn a new leaf, and that our representatives, on both sides, will understand that they owe their jobs to their constituents. The power has always been held by the people.
Robin O’Luanaigh
Sophomore
Media and journalism, Peace, war, and defense
