Something's happening in North Carolina

North Carolina was one of the earliest states to start the Civil Rights movement in 1960. Now, it looks as though it may have begun another movement, a movement towards a saner, fairer, more compassionate state government. This movement goes by the name Moral Monday. It started last summer with a gathering of 300. In a major rally last year there were 15,000 protesters. In the first rally of 2014 the number was 80,000 or more. Some protesters came from other states.

The movement was triggered by the actions of Republicans who, after a century in the minority, now control the government of North Carolina. Here's a summary of what they have done since assuming power:

• eliminated the earned-income tax credit for 900,000 North Carolinians; 
• refused Medicaid coverage for 500,000; 
• ended federal unemployment benefits for 170,000; 
• cut pre-K for 30,000 kids while shifting $90 million from public education to voucher schools; 
• slashed taxes for the top five percent while raising taxes on the bottom 95 percent; 
• prohibited death row inmates from challenging racially discriminatory verdicts; 
• passed one of the country’s most draconian anti-choice laws; 
• and enacted the country’s which mandates strict voter ID, cuts early voting and eliminates same-day registration, among other things.

Not exactly a people's government.