{"id":30468,"date":"2020-07-09T22:36:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T22:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30468"},"modified":"2020-07-09T22:36:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T22:36:50","slug":"nc-rep-joe-john-responds-to-constituents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=30468","title":{"rendered":"NC Rep. Joe John Responds To Constituents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4642,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.gov\\\/Members\\\/Biography\\\/H\\\/722&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260417030257\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.ncleg.gov\\\/Members\\\/Biography\\\/H\\\/722&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 11:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 11:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4643,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/webservices.ncleg.gov\\\/ViewBillDocument\\\/2019\\\/8464\\\/0\\\/H652-PCCS10869-SA-4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2020\/07\/08\/h652-veto-over-ride-fails-in-nc.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\"><strong>As I wrote yesterday,<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/Members\/Biography\/H\/722\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NC State Rep. Joe John (D-Wake)<\/strong><\/a> was one of six state representatives that changed their vote on H652. The result was that Gov. Roy Cooper&#8217;s (D-NC) veto was sustained. The other result is that churches with attached schools remain dangerous gun-free zones with congregants put at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Joe-John-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Joe-John-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Joe-John-1-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. John sent a form email out to people who had written him asking him to over-ride the veto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Thank you for your email concerning the veto override vote on H 652. As you probably know, I originally voted for the bill. The balance of interests at that time seemed to favor a \u201cYes\u201d vote. However, I wanted you to hear from me personally that I have subsequently determined otherwise and voted yesterday to sustain the Governor\u2019s veto.<\/p><p>I take seriously my responsibility to represent all House District 40 constituents, including those whose political party affiliation may not match my own. I recognize that, in this instance, you will be disappointed by my override vote. However, I received numerous communications from educators and parents, also constituents, raising valid concerns which were not fully evident earlier. <strong>Supporting our school systems is one of my top priorities and, as such, their concerns persuaded me that sustaining the Governor\u2019s veto was the appropriate course of action.<\/strong><\/p><p>I respect that your views on this issue were important enough to you to express them to me as your elected Representative. I hope you will continue to do so in the future.<\/p><p>Best regards,<\/p><p>Representative Joe John <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>H652 never applied to &#8220;school systems&#8221;. It applied only to non-public schools which were co-located with churches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only non-public schools in North Carolina that are part of a &#8220;school system&#8221; are Catholic schools in the Dioceses of Charlotte and Raleigh. The bill contained a provision (Section 1a.(5)) that clarified that carry was forbidden in any church-school that was posted against carry. Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama of Raleigh and Bishop Peter Jugis of Charlotte have long made clear that carry is not welcome in Catholic churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. John is engaging in sophistry. He wants you to think his backing of the governor&#8217;s veto was about protecting school children. It was nothing of the kind. It was a political favor owed to the governor and his progressive backers. The people of those congregations impacted be damned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He must think his constituents are too stupid to be able to read <a href=\"https:\/\/webservices.ncleg.gov\/ViewBillDocument\/2019\/8464\/0\/H652-PCCS10869-SA-4\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the bill&#8217;s clear language.<\/strong><\/a> It is so clear that even a judge of long-standing like Joe John could not misconstrue it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I wrote yesterday, NC State Rep. 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