14 DAY TRIAL // Together with her fellow state representatives, democrat Becky Carney recently had to vote on whether or not oil and gas drilling should be allowed in various regions throughout North Carolina.
Although nobody is yet sure about what caused this most unfortunate mistake, the fact remains that the aforementioned lawmaker accidentally pushed the wrong button during the voting process, thus giving fracking in this state a go-ahead most people were trying to avoid.
Seeing how, according to Becky Carney's own statements, her vote was a mistake, one might wonder why the House doesn't just repeat the procedure.
As the Atlantic Wire explains, when it comes to taking such major decision by means of voting, a person is only allowed to change their vote if their doing so would not affect the outcome.
This means that, thanks to democrat Becky Carney's being tired and therefore disoriented, drilling operations will soon commence in North Carolina.
Naturally, this incident angers both environmentalists and the people living in this state, given the fact that, as we explained countless times before, the fracking industry is responsible for the destruction of some of the world's remaining natural ecosystems and for negatively affecting public health.
Apparently, right after she “successfully” pushed the wrong button, Becky Carney was heard saying: “Oh my gosh. I pushed green.”
In an attempt to make amends for her mistake, the lawmaker tried to talk House representatives into re-voting or allowing her to change her vote, but all her efforts were in vain.
Later on, she explained to the press that, “I feel rotten, and I feel tired. And I feel that mistakes are made constantly when people are tired. And I feel rotten about it, but I take responsibility for my vote.”
Regardless of how many times Becky Carney apologizes, the fact remains that North Carolina's lands will soon become the center stage of numerous drilling projects, and all because of a rather silly mistake.