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How does a bill become a law? In the case of today’s vote to legalize hydraulic fracking in North Carolina, by means of an accidental button push. State Rep. Becky Carney, a longstanding opponent of fracking, accidentally voted “yes” instead of “no” on an override of Governor Bev Perdue’s veto of a previously passed, pro-fracking bill. And even though she realized her mistake immediately, apparently that’s just bad luck in North Carolina — her unintended vote was locked in. And hers was the deciding vote. Meaning that, since it was a veto overturn, her slip-up was the single, literal difference between fracking and no fracking in her state. “I feel rotten, and I feel tired,” Carney said. “And I feel that mistakes are made constantly when people are tired. And I feel rotten about it, but I take responsibility for my vote.”

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   Oof. That sucks.

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   How does a bill become a law? In the case of today’s vote to legalize hydraulic fracking in North Carolina, by means of...

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9. nonfinis reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

   Wow. Is it really...if you didn’t actually want that choice and want

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11. stefanosings said: That’s just not fair. I do not like this. I do not like it one bit.
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    Ouch

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15. entangled said: The fuck?
16. c-c-c-controversial reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

    holy crap, this is outrageous.

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    oh my god

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    What the hell, NC?

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22. appleaggression reblogged this from shortformblog and added:

    I’ve supported, hell I’ve campaigned for Carney. What does it mean to say ‘I take responsibility for my vote’. Is that...

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    Oh, for crying out loud.

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    reblogging solely because i spent the entire day yesterday waiting for this moment. waiting for

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    :’( having made horrible mistakes my whole life this makes me feel so bad for this poor woman. At the same time, wtf,...

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    Wow, this is actually bullshit

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    Another L for the South. I didn’t realize they pressed buttons for votes either.

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42. bobbycaputo said: There should be a law that allows her to change her vote. At least within a certain timeframe of the original vote. Although, She’d probably vote against that by accident. ZING!
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    Wow

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    GODDAMMIT NANCY TAKE A NAP (ps...her but jeez fuck fracking)

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