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The contest for the North Carolina U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Tom Tillis, who is not seeking reelection, has already garnered great interest across the nation. Political pundits, especially those who lean left, are already setting the table for former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. As most people know, Mr. Cooper served 14 years in the North Carolina General Assembly; four years in the House and 10 years in the Senate. Then he was elected to four terms as Attorney General and two terms as Governor of North Carolina.
Seems to be very impressive, doesn’t it?
So, for 38 of his 68 years, he has been employed by the taxpayers of North Carolina; for 24 of those years, he was a full-time employee of the State of North Carolina. Put another way, he has spent 56% of his entire life employed by the taxpayers of North Carolina. That certainly sounds like a “career politician,” doesn’t it?
He and his supporters hope that his well-crafted public image will remain upfront and kept center stage in his bid for the U.S. Senate. But, we should remind him that the motto of North Carolina is: Esse Quam Videri, “To be rather than to seem to be.”
Mr. Cooper and his handlers have a huge problem to overcome — his political record. That “record” tells the true tale. His record proves that he supports some ultra-left-wing issues. Consider just a few examples from his time as governor.
During his time as governor, he vetoed 129 House or Senate Bills, many of which had good bipartisan support. The Republican Majority overrode 67 of his vetoes. He vetoed all the two-year budgets even when they had bipartisan support.
In April of 2019, he showed his true ultra-liberal stance by vetoing SB 359, the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act. That Bill simply said, “IF a child survives an attempted abortion and is outside the womb, give the child medical attention. Governor Cooper, with his veto, said no by not requiring that the surviving child be given medical attention. In essence, he said, just let the child who is now surviving outside the womb die without medical attention.
He vetoed efforts to require photo ID to vote. He vetoed the efforts to require political party affiliation to be listed on the ballot for all judges. He vetoed all but one of the annual Farm Acts, which were dedicated to improving our hard-working farmers’ ability to produce the food and fiber necessary for us to remain a free nation. He vetoed SB 582, the 2023 Farm Act, which included establishment of the North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day, even though nine Democrats voted for the Bill and also voted to override his veto.
Those vetoes, especially those against our farmers, were egregious enough, but let’s consider a few others that were even more egregious. He vetoed HB 574, which barred biological men from playing on girls’ sports teams. That means he supports transgender men in women’s sports and in women’s locker rooms.
He vetoed SB 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which gives parents the right to make decisions for their minor children. That means he believes the government, not parents, knows what is best for their children. He vetoed SB 20, which improved the rights of unborn children by banning late-term abortions from 20 weeks to 12 weeks.
We, the people, before we vote for Mr. Cooper, should remember what he said during the 2024 Presidential election: “I want to make sure Vice President Harris wins and we stop Trump.”
