This Fourth of July, North Carolina should be expanding freedom, not limiting it

By: Melissa Price Kromm

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 676

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Nothing says “Happy Fourth of July” like spending Independence Day week debating a voter suppression bill. It’s a bold choice to celebrate America’s birthday by advancing legislation that could make it harder for the very people who defended our freedom overseas to exercise it back home. Apparently it’s “give me liberty or give me… additional paperwork.”

Our nation’s story has never been about shrinking democracy. It has been about expanding democracy.

At our founding, the …

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