Another Court Rejects Cooper’s Pursuit of Unchecked Power

Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) issued a joint statement Tuesday after a unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel rejected Gov. Roy Cooper’s attempts to undo a state law making clear the Senate has the authority to confirm his cabinet secretaries as permitted by the state constitution:

“As the court noted, ‘a constitution cannot violate itself,’ and ‘a legislature that has the authority to create executive agencies also has the authority to require legislative advice and consent.’ It is in the people’s interest for their elected representatives to conduct a fair, constitutional and transparent review of the governor’s cabinet secretaries.

Gov. Cooper has no legal grounds to continue his pursuit of unchecked power and should quit wasting taxpayer money on divisive, baseless and self-serving lawsuits.”