Posted on 09/23/2023 10:11:53 AM PDT by bitt
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Friday night that would have mandated courts factor in whether parents affirm their child’s transgender identity or “gender expression” in custody cases. Newsom claimed affirmation was already part of existing family law and warned by singling out one characteristic the legislature could be setting a precedent that would be used by others to “diminish the civil rights of vulnerable communities.”
Newsom is thought by many in politics to be laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign in 2028 or 2024 should Joe Biden not be able to run again.
The California Assembly passed the bill earlier this month on a party-line vote after passage in the state Senate in the summer. Passage of the bill raised fears parents would lose custody if they did not indulge their child’s gender dysphoria, with Elon Musk saying, “This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. What it would actually mean is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody. Utter madness!”
This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
What it would actually mean is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody.
Utter madness! https://t.co/Mn2KcXCwUL
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 8, 2023
Excerpt of AB 957 from the California Assembly:
AB 957, Wilson. Family law: gender identity. Existing law governs the determination of child custody and visitation in contested proceedings and requires the court, for purposes of deciding custody, to determine the best interests of the child based on certain factors, including, among other things, the health, safety, and welfare of the child.
This bill, for purposes of this provision, would include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity or gender expression as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3011 of the Family Code proposed by SB 599 to be operative only if this bill and SB 599 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3011 of the Family Code is amended to read: 3011. (a) In making a determination of the best interests of the child in a proceeding described in Section 3021, the court shall, among any other factors it finds relevant and consistent with Section 3020, consider all of the following: (1) (A) The health, safety, and welfare of the child. (B) As used in this paragraph, the health, safety, and welfare of the child includes, among other comprehensive factors, a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity or gender expression. Affirmation includes a range of actions and will be unique for each child, but in every case must promote the child’s overall health and well-being.
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Strictly a political decision.
He’s running…
Clearing his ‘moderate’ path to the Presidency.
newscum playing god cop bad cop routine. The legislators will pass it without his signature. They have a super majority.
“Strictly a political decision.”
100%!
Yep.
Yea... he’s gonna make a presidential run hoping to replace Joe Biden on the ticket
And signing this bill would be the kiss of death nationally.
Not true. The session is over and the legislature has adjourned. The new session begins in January . This bill is dead. It can be reintroduced, but the whole process starts over
Yep. He was expected to sign the kiddie kastration bill into law. But didn’t. He’s running for sure.
It means he’s running
the left will scream loud enough that he changes his mind im sure
Prepping to run for POTUS instead of biden
Cleaning up his curriculum Vitae for an election run?
He knows most non-conservative voters can’t recall much past the last lie.
So he is not insane. He is just a manipulative psychopath. If this idiot issue of gender affirming health care is between him and the presidency, well, he can do that. But lor’ watch out when he gets real power.
Pandering.
Yep this veto will be used to demonstrate that he’s really conservative and believes in family values.
Shocker? It’s not even a surprised. He knows signing this dreadful bill would hurt him nationally.
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