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The North Carolina legislature essentially fasttracked a bill that forces transgender people to use the wrong bathrooms and allows them to be

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Mar 23 '16, 19:36

discriminated against. The bill was introduced this morning, passed both houses and was signed by the governor. in one day.

http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte-Magazine/March-2016/Opinion-the-NC-Bathroom-Bill-In-Sum/ (www.charlottemagazine.com)

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It's like they are looking for opportunities to be dicks, using a religious faith whose central hero taught the opposite -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 20:55 1
- "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 21:01
What are they so afraid of? -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 20:17 1
- Having to come into contact with people they think God is unhappy with. -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 20:26
What we're seeing is an orchestrated program by local Republican legislators to bastardize the laws of the country below the federal level. - David Mar 23, 19:53 6
- With luck we get a Dem pres and Dem Senate and get SCOTUS set for 5/4 the not-fucking-hateful way for a couple decades. -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 20:13 2
  - 2020 is still the election that matters, and I have concerns about Hillary not blowing this. - David Mar 23, 20:36 1
    - If we get her for 4 and a Dem Senate and a more narrowly GOP Congress for 2 years, I think you'll get some of that - TWuG Mar 23, 20:45
- They love states rights, but in this case they hate county and city rights and railroaded local laws. Hypocrites - Bacon Mar 23, 20:08 1
  - More than anything, I'm amused that people who hide behind the Second Amendment are now writing laws to bypass a Supreme Court decision. -- nm - David Mar 23, 20:34
- Many will be chalenged and it will cost the taxpayers milions because they'll be paying the lawyers who are defending those laws. - nic to be determined Mar 23, 20:06
Awful. I hope the people speak up in large numbers. - Krusty Mar 23, 19:46

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