A Long Day In Raleigh

This past Thursday, Sean Haugh and myself met at the Legislative Building to lobby members of the General Assembly, in regards to ballot access (H88 - Electoral Fairness Act).

I left my house in southern Cabarrus around 4:40 am, (Thank the Lord for coffee!). I met Sean about 8:25 am and we proceeded to visit legislators. We split up so we could meet with more people. Most of the representatives were sympathetic to our bill. I had the opportunity to visit with Cabarrus Senator, Fletcher Hartsell. We talked about our fondness for the late Senator Barry Goldwater. Sen. Hartsell and I certainly have our areas of disagreement. However, in regards to Goldwater, we see eye to eye.

Later that evening, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Wake LP meeting. I had a wonderful time although I did not feel real well. The lack of sleep and drain of energy from the heatwave, along with the fact that I had a three hour ride home ahead of me, caused me to leave the meeting earlier than I would have liked. I got back home about 11:00 pm.

It was an exhausting, but fun day in Raleigh.