Unanimous vote to expand N.C. Medicaid? Well ...

Jeff Jackson,  a Democratic state senator representing Mecklenburg's District 37,  knows how to have fun with a snow day.

This morning he posted on Facebook that "Due to inclement weather,  I appear to be the only non-security person in the General Assembly this morning.  I feel like I should hurry up and pass Medicaid expansion.  Anything else while I've got the place to myself?

His constituents  --  or at least his Facebook friends -- got a kick out of that,  with more than 100 comments and 500 likes by 9:30 a.m.  He got a long list of requests,  from raising teacher pay to banning puppy mills and legalizing marijuana.

Around 8:30 a.m.,  Jackson started tallying his accomplishments:

Just came back from the Senate chamber. All votes were unanimous.

Medicaid = expanded. Teachers = paid. Film = jobs. What's next?

This is going to be like "Night at the Museum" except at the end we'll have a stronger middle class.

‪#‎JustOneLegislator‬ ‪#‎Snowday‬

Sen. Jeff Tarte, a Mecklenburg Republican, later posted that he and several GOP colleagues were there working as well.   "Classic example of Democrats 'misrepresenting the facts,' "  Tarte sniffed  before tipping his hand with an "LOL" and an invitation for Jackson to join him for dinner.

By that time the #JustOneLegislator winter fantasy had gone viral.  Mutual Facebook friend Laura Hehn had a suggestion  --  "Work together and make some positive changes!"  --  and even offered a couple of new hashtags: #JustTwoLegislators or #JustTheJeffs.