Reference Former Rep. Michael Decker who "admitted in federal court that he received $50K and a legislative job for his son in exchange for supporting Jim Black for a third terms a House speaker in 2003.
"The former Forsyth Count lawmaker, who switched parties from Republican to Democrat, pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to extort, commit mail fraud and launder money."
Although Michael Decker's switch converted a 61-59 Republican majority to a 60-60 tie and resulted in House Speaker Jim Black retaining his position in a unprecedented co-speaker deal with Republican Richard Morgan, Jim Black maintains that he had nothing to do with the switch. This is after Black has already been involved in a scandal with the new state lottery and in accepting checks from fellow optometrists with the recipient's name left blank. I could go on and on, but you get the picture. Of course, the NC Dems are ready to oust him from his position - NOT. He reminds me of Bill Clinton on a much smaller scale. Nothing seems to stick to him. On the bright side, Michael Decker has promised to testify for the state against an "unnamed Democrat" so Black's luck may finally be about to run out.