Watch Live Now: North Carolina House Debates GOP Bills Stripping New Democratic Governor of Powers

House GOP Lawmakers Argue to Take Power Away From Democratic Governor-Elect

Right now Republicans in the North Carolina House are debating a total of 28 bills, most of which are designed to strip as much power as possible from the incoming Democratic governor, Attorney General Roy Cooper. Republican governor Pat McCrory narrowly lost the election and conceded after contesting the results for a month.

Watch the proceedings above, via WRAL, and read NCRM’s report on the protests that included the arrests of at least one local city council person and a reporter:

UPDATING: 16 Protestors Arrested as North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Attempt ‘Coup’ Over Incoming Democratic Governor

Also, follow along on Twitter via Hashtags #ncga and #ncpol.

NCRM will continue to report on developments throughout the evening.

Note: At 7:20 PM EST lawmakers decided to take a short recess. They should return soon.