The Power Has Always Belonged to the People

They came by the hundreds, packed galleries, lined the halls of the Legislative Building, and waited outside committee rooms.

They came from every corner of North Carolina, proving something every citizen should remember: the people still have the power.

Over the past 13 1⁄2 months, North Carolinians have witnessed three powerful examples of citizen engagement: “Shrimpgate,” “Hempgate,” and the fight against what many called the Franklin County Land Grab in Senate Bill 214…

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