Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Timpanagos1

Today the Obama Justice Department warned North Carolina state officials that their state stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funds unless they change a measure limiting access to bathrooms for transgender people. In a letter to Gov. Pat McCrory, DOJ contends that they and North Carolina would be in violation of federal civil rights law if the bill passes. According to the Justice Department, the state law violates federal law under Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. The Obama administration says that with the passage of House Bill...


8 posted on 05/04/2016 11:59:42 PM PDT by stillfree? (RAGTAGLINE)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]


To: stillfree?

Thanks.

I had not read that and it is a federal over reach.


12 posted on 05/05/2016 12:20:39 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

To: stillfree?
Today the Obama Justice Department warned North Carolina state officials that their state stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funds unless they change a measure limiting access to bathrooms for transgender people. In a letter to Gov. Pat McCrory, DOJ contends that they and North Carolina would be in violation of federal civil rights law if the bill passes.

Which means that the DOJ has likely quietly informed large companies that they had better make their restrooms available to transgenders, or face federal civil rights lawsuits.

19 posted on 05/05/2016 6:12:09 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson