Remarks to the Civil Justice Reform Study Group on April 20, 2010 By Rep. Paul Stam, North Carolina House Republican Leader I hate joint liability. By joint liability I mean making a person possibly pay all the damages when that person was only partially at fault. Excluded from this discussion of joint liability is a […]

Speech by Representative Paul Stam                                                            November 11, 2015 Holtzman Public Policy Forum, North Carolina State University Rep. Grier Martin made the point that we may need to leverage uncertainty. I agree. I love maps –In 3rd grade I had behavioral issues. My mother asked my teacher to allow me to trace maps from the encyclopedia in […]

 Planned Parenthood’s Claim that only 3% of its services are abortions By: Paul Stam Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the largest provider of abortions in the United States, performing 327,653abortions in 2013-2014.[1] According to PPFA’s Annual Report from 2013-2014, only 3% of its total services are for abortion procedures.[2] However, a service is […]

Eugenics in North Carolina By: Rep. Paul Stam and Amy O’Neal Introduction Over 45 years North Carolina forcibly sterilized approximately 7,600 men, women, and children—the third highest number of sterilizations of any state in the country. Although an apology was issued to sterilization victims in 2002, an apology alone was not a sufficient response. In 2013, […]

Please click on the below link to learn more about the background, court case, and how the case has set a standard of care for abortion providers in North Carolina. Stuart v Camnitz – Setting the Standard of Care Stuart v. Camnitz – Setting the Standard of Care_Sources

Raleigh, NC – Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the Opportunity Scholarship Program to be constitutional. Today’s ruling is the final decision in this case.  It cannot be appealed to the federal courts. No federal claims were raised. “Two-hundred and twenty-four schools worked with parents to allow students to attend the […]

Every year I prepare a comparison of NCGOP and NCDEM Party Platforms. I have provided the key points on the attached document. 2015 Party Platform Comparison The full platforms can be found at the following places: http://www.ncgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2015-NCGOP-Platform.pdf http://www.ncdp.org/sites/ncdems/files/NCDP%20Resolution%20Booklet%20FINAL%202014.pdf I hope you find this information useful. Rep. Paul Stam

Representative Paul Stam Speaker Pro Tempore House of Representatives North Carolina General Assembly  June 25, 2015 (revised October 2015)  Magna Carta was a deal between the nobility and King John. He was a really bad king. He was in deep trouble and barely kept the crown, and perhaps his life, by making 63 campaign promises. […]

May 28, 2015 Friends, Much has happened since I last wrote to you on April 17, 2015. Praise God!  The prolife bill HB 465 passed the House 74 to 45.  It increases waiting periods after informed consent has been obtained from 24 hours to 72 hours.  In contrast a Medicaid sterilization requires a 30 day […]

Below you will find the 2011 Tribal-State Compact, the Addendum to the 2011 Compact, and transcriptions of the House and Senate debates of Session Law 2012-6, “An Act to Authorize Additional Class III Gambling on Indian Lands Pursuant to a Tribal-State Gaming Compact, to Create the Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund, and to Appropriate Funds.” I […]

From the Office of Rep. Jacqueline M. Schaffer House of Representatives District 105 — Mecklenburg County  PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 — RALEIGH – House Bill 465: 72 Hours Informed Consent by Person or Phone passed the House by a vote of 74 – 45. While the bill improves data collection on […]

Why is NCRFRA needed now It is fundamentally a legal issue, but not difficult to follow.  The PowerPoint show covers it in 2:40. Hope some of you may find it useful.

Friends, Yesterday was the Ides of March. For many years tax returns were due on March 15th.  That had to change when tax preparation became so complicated that nobody could do it by then. This was also the day Julius Caesar was assassinated “Et tu Brute.”  Next Sunday is the Vernal Equinox.  So this seems […]

2015 Organizational Session North Carolina House of Representatives Rep. Paul Stam – Acceptance Speech January 14, 2015 (edited for grammar and clarity) Click HERE to listen to the audio. Click HERE for a Video of Rep. Stam’s speech on the Magna Carta by Kelly McCullen – Sr. Producer, UNC-TV’s “Legislative Week in Review” Speaker Pro Tempore […]