Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory was booted from office in the 2016 election, but that hasn’t stopped what one state lawmaker has described as “ubiquitous leftist rioters” from “stalking” the ex-governor.
A video posted to Facebook last week showed a group of people following McCrory, who was visiting Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, and chanting “Shame!” and calling him names. A group of socialists form Greensboro, N.C., has since taken credit for the altercation.
McCrory became a controversial political figure after signing the so-called “bathroom bill,” which prohibits individuals from using public restrooms that don’t correspond to the gender on their birth certificate.
Critics argue that the “transphobic” law discriminates against the LGBT community. A number of major corporations announced boycotts of the state after the law was passed.
North Carolina state Sen. Dan Bishop, one of the sponsors of the “bathroom bill,” watched the video of McCrory being accosted in Washington, and has proposed new legislation in response that would make it illegal to “threaten” or “intimidate” current or former public officials.
Bishop said the behavior of the “chanting mob” in the video was “dangerous,” and urged his fellow lawmakers to “take other appropriate steps to guarantee the personal safety of Gov. McCrory by all means necessary.”
Civil liberties groups have already expressed concerned that the proposed legislation could violate the First Amendment.
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