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Florida Joins Other States in Demanding Fairness for Female Athletes
A Florida House committee recently passed a bill called the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. As originally reported by The Associated Press, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act:
“would require that anyone participating in girls and women’s sports at the K-12 and college level be biologically eligible to do so. If challenged, they would have to get confirmation from a health care provider that they are female. That could include a doctor examining their genitals.”
Florida is not alone. As a matter of fact, many other states have recently proposed laws banning transgender student-athletes from competing in the categories that they identify. For example, the North Dakota legislature passed a bill that would restrict competitors to biological gender categories. Other states have proposed similar laws, including Mississippi (“Mississippi Fairness Act”), Tennessee, and Utah. As reported by NPR:
This year, state legislators have introduced 35 bills restricting transgender girls and women — that is, girls and women who were not assigned as female at birth — from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, according to LGBTQ advocacy group Freedom for All Americans.
There are many compelling reasons to support such bills. For example, Republican Rep. Kaylee Tuck, who sponsored the Florida bill, stated, “The act is pro-women and pro-girls and only acknowledges the biological differences between men and women.” As reported in Breitbart, North Dakota Rep. Kathy Skroch was quoted as saying, “This is about girls competing with girls, ensuring equal opportunity and keeping a level playing field in girls’ sports.” Skroch further noted that the bill would assure “50 years of progress and protecting women against discrimination.”
There are many instances where female student-athletes have been unfairly forced to compete against biological boys/men who identified as girls/women. For example, Selina Soule, a track star at Bloomfield High School in Connecticut, “failed to qualify for regionals in the 55-meter run because two spots were taken by biological boys who identified as girls and who ran faster.” Tuck cited to another example involving Allyson Felix, the only woman to win six track and field gold medals in the Olympics. As reported by The Associated Press, citing Tuck:
“Allyson Felix is the fastest woman in the world… but yet the personal best in the 400 meters can be beaten by hundreds of high school boys. If we allow biological males to compete in athletic events against biological females, we may never see another Allyson Felix again.”
Additional examples can be found here, here, and here.
While there are many reasons to enact such bills, the enforceability/legality of such bills is still up in the air for several reasons. First, in January of this year, President Biden issued an executive order where he, in essence, threatened to “take federal education funds away from any state that refuses to allow transgender athletes to compete in whatever category they feel like choosing.”
Moreover, in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court held that “Title VII’s prohibition against “sex discrimination” includes a prohibition against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, many schools that receive federal financial assistance were placed in a difficult position in light of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which prohibits sex discrimination. The theory was that if “sex” under Title VII included sexual orientation and gender identity, the same definition could apply under Title IX. This specific issue has not yet been addressed/resolved by the Supreme Court.
Finally, the fate of the Equality Act, which recently passed the House of Representatives, has yet to be determined in the Senate. Given the current make-up of the Senate, passage of the bill is highly unlikely if Republicans mount a filibuster. The problem for Republicans is that Democrats could very well try to eliminate or reform the filibuster in order to pass this bill (Democrats will likely use the same tactic with respect to H.R. 1, the For the People Act). Assuming that Democrats do so (which would be very risky politically), the Equality Act could very well pass in the Senate and subsequently become law.
There is very little doubt that bills such as those in Florida and other states will face legal challenges. As reported by NPR, “The first state transgender sports law, passed in Idaho last year, was later blocked by a federal judge who argued, in part, that the state had ‘not identified a legitimate interest served by the Act.’”
Given the position of the current administration, Biden’s executive order, the Bostock decision, and the possible passage of the Equality Act (which Republicans and some Democrats will hopefully vote against in its current form), bills of this nature will ultimately face legal scrutiny. Time will tell whether or not they can survive such legal challenges.
Mr. Hakim is a political writer and commentator and an attorney. His articles have been published in The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, American Greatness, The Algemeiner, The Western Journal, American Thinker and other online publications.
https://thoughtfullyconservative.wordpress.com
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Prepare for the Worst: Domestic Sabotage and Violence on the Horizon
The wheels of extremism are already in motion
Leading up to this November, and beyond, it now seems inevitable that America will experience extreme turmoil, if not outright hostilities and even urban warfare. Nothing that I write here will have any impact in terms of what is likely to occur. For one, Leftists don’t tend to read articles by conservative and, two, the wheels of extremism are already in motion.
Tactics Without End
I devote at least 500 hours annually to reading about political, historical, and cultural matters, adding up to more than 5,000 hours in the last 10 years. I’ve reached the same conclusion which legions of others have: Domestically the U.S. is headed for huge trouble. We already know many of the Left’s tactics to hinder Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, which include devious hoaxes, endless lies and slander, bogus lawsuits and selective prosecution, unconstitutional fines, and much more.
As spring leads to summer, Trump’s lead over Biden could grow. As such, expect the Left to act even more desperately with reprehensible tactics. Consider that of late RINO Congressional Representatives are suspiciously retiring early on dates with no chance for a special election to occur in their districts. Hence, Democrats can retake the House. Do you smell payola? Thereafter if Trump is elected, the House could attempt to deny certification.
By June or July, invariably, the Left will seek to foment another “George Floyd” incident and blame it all on Trump. With the power of The New York Times and major networks embellishing the narrative and offering World War II level coverage, the masses will be snowed. Think about Donald Trump observing that if he’s not elected there will be a bloodbath in the auto industry, and how the mainstream media, in unison, immediately claimed that Trump was calling for nationwide violence.
The Left is Violent and Everyone Knows It
The most violent segment of our society happens to be on the Left, as even many casual observers know. If Trump is ahead in the polls in September or October, expect dissension wherever the Left can prevail. When Trump wins the election in November, expect riots in 200 cities or more, surreptitiously funded by George Soros and his kind.
The money will fuel Antifa and other groups of young men and women who do not have career level jobs but do have questionable futures. The riots will last for as long as the extremists can persist; days, weeks, even months. From there, open warfare, in the form of urban snipers, is entirely possible.
Leading up to inauguration on January 20, many key dates such as certification from Congress, approval of Electoral College votes, and so on, represent key opportunities for the Left’s planned disruptions.
Disruption and Sabotage
January 20 could be a day of extreme violence. Washington, DC will have to be put under martial law. National guards from every surrounding state will be employed. The violent Left will not allow Trump to peacefully take over the reins from the corrupt, demented Joe Biden.
Biden’s administration, ruled by Barack Obama, will not offer a smooth transition of power, unlike all other presidents since our nation was founded. This is except for Obama, who did all he could to sabotage first Trump’s administration from the get-go.
The rest of January leading into February will represent days of turmoil. The Left will attempt to disrupt Trump’s second administration 24/7. They will harass and threaten political appointees. They will form roadblocks. They will resort to antics in front of federal buildings, the Supreme Court building, and other targeted locations which they deem to be ‘in their way.’
Eventually, Trump can clean it all up but at enormous financial and social cost. Rioters and less-than-peaceful protestors can be taken off the streets and, this time, held for much more than 24 hours. They can be charged, fingerprinted, photographed, and processed by a now lawful Department of Justice . However, such major operations will result in a lot of pain and gnashing of teeth.
Sadly for our nation, the scenarios above are more likely to be true than not.
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Some days I think I must be dreaming. Two deranged “public servants”—the vindictive New York State Attorney General and a leftist judge with a bad haircut—are being given free rein to subvert our justice system by placing titanic barriers against the Republican nominee’s ability to run for president. What is happening to our country and who will stop it?
How is it possible that someone with Trump’s extraordinary accomplishments can be brought down by two vile and inconsequential persons such as Letitia James and Arthur Engoron? Their lawsuit has the support of, and is the consequence of, the Democratic Party’s efforts to interfere with the 2024 presidential election.
To begin with, James’ fraud case against Trump is a farce. There is no crime and no victim. No one has been harmed. It is purely a weaponization of the legal system for political ends. As Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary has observed, what Trump is alleged to have done—overvalue his real estate properties when applying for a bank loan—is normal business practice all over the globe. The bank made money and is anxious to do business with him again.
Thanks to a publicity-hungry, overtly anti-Trump judge, James’ phony indictment has been backed up with an unheard-of $460-million judgment. And they want it now. No one has that kind of cash floating around. Unless he comes up with an impossible-to-obtain bond, Trump is precluded from his right to appeal.
Without waiting for the outcome of an appeal, James wants to seize Trump’s real estate holdings. Adding insult to injury, Judge Engoron has ordered a court to oversee the Trump organization for a minimum of three years. This is the Soviet-style textbook for “How to Take Down a Billionaire.”
If the Democrats can get away with this partisan assault on someone like Donald Trump, imagine what they will do to you and me in pursuit of their leftist policies. The American public is no longer protected by due process and the rule of law. The rule has just changed to, “Whatever the Democrats want.”
It all starts at the top. Joe Biden has made a career out of using the government and the legal system to attack his political enemies. He has the backing of the Justice Department, the FBI, and the IRS. Trump supporters Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, George Papadopoulos, Rick Gates, Roger Stone, and Peter Navarro have seen their civil rights disappear. The same goes for the January 6th defendants.
There is a glimmer of hope. The James/Engoron anti-Trump judgment could be overturned by the New York State Appellate Division. It would be a massive miscarriage of justice if it is not overturned, but given the Democratic Party’s hold on New York judges and juries, the judgment may be upheld. Even if it is overturned, Trump will have been irreparably harmed by the seizure of his assets.
If the Democrats succeed in destroying Trump, the doors will be open to perverting the legal system as required for the leftist agenda of the Democratic Party. In short, we will have a one-party state and America’s justice system will be history.
Will anyone stop them? “The whole world is watching,” said Kevin O’Leary. “Where are the adults in this crazy narrative? We need an adult in the room. This is the United States of America under siege.”
Ed Brodow is a conservative political commentator and author of two No. 1 Amazon Best Sellers, AMERICA ON ITS KNEES: The Cost of Replacing Trump with Biden, and THE WAR ON WHITES: How Hating White People Became the New National Sport.
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