Do Republicans realize how big a club they’re giving Governor Cooper to beat them with this fall?

Here is the most telling sentence in Tuesday’s decision by two members of the three-judge panel who reviewed the proposed constitutional amendments on separation of powers and judicial appointments: 

“…A majority of this panel concludes beyond a reasonable doubt that the ballot language…does not sufficiently inform the voters and is not stated in such manner to enable them intelligently to express their opinion upon it.”

That’s the judges’ way of saying: You’re trying to fool people. And it’s not even a close call. “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the legal standard that applies in criminal cases. 

It’s not hard to figure out what Governor Cooper’s message will be in the legislative elections: 

·       This is a gang of arrogant politicians.

·       They’re grabbing more power for themselves.

·       They’re lying to you about it.

·       Throw the bums out.