Senator Phil Berger, president pro tempore, expands on the details of Senate Bill 4 during the North Carolina General Assembly's fifth special session Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in the Senate chambers in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
People hold signs during a Moral Tuesday demonstration at the North Carolina General Assembly, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein)
Protesters hold hands during Moral Tuesday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. Fifteen demonstrators seeking repeal of GOP legislative policies shut themselves in House Speaker Thom Tillis’ office for a sit-in Tuesday, but the chamber’s top Republican and U.S. Senate nominee did not answer their calls to meet with them. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Corey Lowenstein)