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Two NC House Reps Lose Leadership Roles After Poor Treatment of Colleagues

  • Two Republican representatives in the North Carolina House of Representatives resigned as deputy majority whips.
  • The resignations came after the representatives made insulting comments about their Democratic colleagues pertaining to their education and religion.
  • Rep. Jeff McNeely asked Rep. Abe Jones if he would have attended Harvard University without being an athlete or minority.
  • Rep. Keith Kidwellmade suggested that Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams meant the 'Church of Satan' in a comment.
  • The House leadership announced the resignations as a message enforcing decency and boundaries in how members treat one another.
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