DURHAM - Gov. Pat McCrory responded to allegations the NAACP made Friday.
The NAACP with Forward Together Moral Movement held a news conference to speak out against the governor’s decision to sign the Historical Monuments Bill Friday morning.
Gov. McCrory’s office said in a statement, “Governor McCrory will stop the issuance of the confederate battle flag license plates once the General Assembly provides the legal authority through statute. If the NAACP and the liberal groups are truly interested in stopping these plates from being issued, they will petition the General Assembly.”
The Historical Monument Bill would prevent the ban of taking down historical symbols that commemorates a part of North Carolina’s history.
The NAACP said the General Assembly is protecting Confederate monuments but “stands still and refuses to protect North Carolinians.
The NAACP also called him to ban the state from issuing license plates with the Confederate battle flag.
According to the NAACP, Governor Pat McCrory could veto this bill and to use his gubernatorial authority to ban North Carolina's Confederate license plates.