The decision violates both the letter and spirit of the law.

He is married to Patricia Hays; they have three children and four grandchildren. Philip Edward Berger (born 8 August 1952) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth Senate district including constituents in Guilford and Rockingham counties. An attorney from Eden North Carolina Berger was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000.

Berger was born in New Rochelle New York; he graduated from George Washington High School in Danville Virginia in 1970 and studied briefly at Danville Community College. An attorney from Eden North Carolina Berger was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000. He is married to Patricia Hays; they have three children and four grandchildren.