Even though a special legislative session was called entirely for the purpose of pulling North Carolina’s highly-criticized “bathroom bill” off the books, lawmakers instead fought all day Wednesday and failed to complete the deal. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory called for the special session on Monday after a surprise move by the Charlotte City Council to repeal a city ordinance that outlawed gender identity-based discrimination in “public accommodations” — a law that enabled transgender individuals freedom to use the public restroom for the gender they identify with.