More on this charade and the politics of the referendum amendment is reported in the Winston Salem Journal this morning.
In part?.
Until yesterday, Democrats had consistently blocked attempts by Republicans to require referendums before cities could engage in forced annexation.
Holliman, however, said he has long favored giving residents a vote. He represents the Lexington area, where many people are angry over that city’s recent annexation efforts..
Republicans, especially Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, accused Holliman yesterday of offering the amendment as a political maneuver to try to shield himself from the anger in his district. Holliman strongly denied that.
Folwell accused Holliman of using the amendment as “a political charade.”
During a testy part of yesterday’s meeting, Holliman responded sharply, saying that Folwell “has no idea what a political charade is.”
I think we’re all getting an idea of what a charade the annexation referendum vote is.
