Posted on 03/24/2021 11:46:35 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
The Spectator’s Amber Athey reports that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she’s the victim of “conservative cancel culture” over her opposition to a bill making its way through the state legislature to “promote continued fairness in women’s sports”
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““Pro-Life Democrat” A working definition of oxymoron.”
Governor Bob Casey, for starters.
Should she sign it, then let the funneling of many millions of dollars flow from the pockets of individuals, and the budgets of schools? Do you not understand the ramifications of signing that bill? Vulture lawyers will be swarming in droves to represent too-small Timmy when the big bad coach wouldn’t let him play football with 6’ 180 lb kids, whether the kid has a vendetta, or his Karen mother wants the world to suffer for the “wrong” done to her precious little baby.
That bill was immediately turned into cancer. I don’t understand why you can’t see that. I thought this country needed fewer lawsuits and fewer lawyers.
From the bill: “ If a student is deprived of an athletic opportunity or if a student suffers direct or indirect harm, as a result of this Act being violated,”
No where in that act does it say unqualified athletes have a right to perform. For an athlete to fall within this provision, the school would have to ignore the requirement to obtain verification from athletes as to their sex at birth. Any school would accept an athlete regardless of size if they could perform.
“”””A leader would have signed it, surrounded by young female athletes. Then a Leader would have challenged Abbott, DeSantis, and other Republican governors to do the same and to join in her fight against the NCAA.
Noem is not a leader, she is a follower.””””
I award you the best post of the day.
I am. After caving to the woke Left and going back on her word, she now whines when someone criticizes her for doing that. She's just another hack who, in the words of country-western singer Jim Nesbitt will "promise you this, promise you that, but when they get in, they leave you flat. Won't even know you."
13-67-4. Cause of Action. If a student is deprived of an athletic opportunity or if a student suffers direct or indirect harm, as a result of this Act being violated, that student has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the violating entity.
If a student is subjected to retaliation or other adverse action, as a result of reporting a violation of this Act to an employee or representative of a school, school district, institution of higher education, athletic association or organization, or to a state or federal governmental entity having oversight authority, that student has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the school, school district, institution of higher education, or athletic association or organization.
If a school, school district, or institution of higher education suffers any direct or indirect harm, as a result of this Act being violated, that school, school district, or institution of higher education has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization. A civil action under this section must be initiated within two years from the date the harm occurred.
(§ 2-16-13.1) Underscores indicate new language.
Any person prevailing on a claim brought under this section is entitled to monetary damages, including for psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.
To me, it is simple: if Noem is a worthy conservative leader, she will quickly succeed in getting a law passed that takes care of this issue, and she will sign it. If she can accomplish that within a few months, well I think she will have mostly salvaged her conservative bona fides.
So go ahead and tell us what side you really are on!
She could have had it all. She is over.
Who?
Isn’t that a trait of all the great Machiavellian characters throughout history. I refuse to bear the blame of quislings siding with my enemies. That is all on their narcissistic selves. America desperately needs a culling of the ruling class imnsho.
Not ready for prime time, but this shouldn’t have been surprising because she has never really been tested. South Dakota is a fine state, but it has fewer than 1 million people and hasn’t had a Democrat win a statewide election in over a decade. One term as a Republican governor of such a state is no proof that she is ready to run for President.
It was a crap bill that went way too far, but hell... Don’t anyone actually READ it to find out WHY she wanted those two sections re-written.
Stop. Don’t think. Just toss her under the bus no matter how much good she has done and has the track record of a TRUE conservative.
Or are you waiting to see what Willard Romney thinks first?
None of these other idiots have read the bill in question.
I think some of these people are McCain/Romney/Bush types. Anyone “too” conservative scares the piss out of them.
13-67-4. Cause of Action. If a student is deprived of an athletic opportunity or if a student suffers direct or indirect harm, as a result of this Act being violated, that student has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the violating entity.
If a student is subjected to retaliation or other adverse action, as a result of reporting a violation of this Act to an employee or representative of a school, school district, institution of higher education, athletic association or organization, or to a state or federal governmental entity having oversight authority, that student has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the school, school district, institution of higher education, or athletic association or organization.
If a school, school district, or institution of higher education suffers any direct or indirect harm, as a result of this Act being violated, that school, school district, or institution of higher education has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law, against the governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization. A civil action under this section must be initiated within two years from the date the harm occurred.
(§ 2-16-13.1) Underscores indicate new language.
Any person prevailing on a claim brought under this section is entitled to monetary damages, including for psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.
Exactly. That is kind of the point. Noem is right to have a concern.
It really is sad how nobody else has read it. The bill is terrible, and the second half nullifies any good the first half would have done, and opens up students and their families, schools, and governments at all levels in the state to an endless onslaught of stupid lawsuits, costing everybody involved far too much money.
Hey... Remember when Reagan signed the FOPA... WITH the Hughes amendment added in that has since caused thousands of people to become felons and quite a few of them end up dead... Because poison pills in legislation is nothing to be afraid of...
Amiright???
Exactly. Not only could any spurious claim be made against anyone for any reason, other State medical record requirements could actually REQUIRE a genetic testing be done, and kept on government file, to prove ones biological gender.
But heck... Let’s just sign because optics... That’s NEVER back fired on anyone...
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