Posted on 03/29/2021 1:31:12 PM PDT by Gopher Broke
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, the South Dakota House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 67 -- 2 soundly rejected Governor Noem's "style and form" veto of HB 1217, the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Governor Noem quickly responded today by again refusing to sign HB 1217, effectively killing the bill. Despite Governor Noem's veto of this bill and refusal to take a strong stand for women's sports, the House's nearly unanimous vote is a strong rebuke of the NCAA and the tentacles of Big Business that pressured Governor Noem to retreat from her earlier support of the bill in the first place.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said:
"The South Dakota House of Representatives today soundly rejected Governor Noem's 'style and form' veto of the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Governor Noem had another opportunity to sign this bill and stand with the citizens of South Dakota and the legislature. Instead she failed to listen to South Dakotans and is siding with big business, the NCAA, and the rest of the woke mob on the Left.
"Far from standing alone as Governor Noem has suggested, signing HB 1217 would have put South Dakota in the company of Idaho, Mississippi, and Arkansas, which have already enacted similar bills into law, with other states poised to follow.
"Despite Governor Noem's refusal to stand up for common sense, Family Research Council will continue to support efforts in other states pushing back against destructive gender ideologies that threaten our young people, our families, and our freedom," concluded Perkins.
A simple test is which side is celebrating now that she killed the bill. I suspect it’s the Left.
A refusal of a governor to sign legislation as presented is called a veto. A “pocket veto” to be exact. But a Veto nonetheless. When the chief executive refuses to sign a bill, it is a veto.
“A refusal of a governor to sign legislation as presented is called a veto. A “pocket veto” to be exact. But a Veto nonetheless. When the chief executive refuses to sign a bill, it is a veto.”
True. If she signed it, she’d be a FIRST TIER candidate, instead of being another McCain. If she went further and detailed the dirty, threatening, lobbying done against the people of SD, while signing it, she could well be the person to beat.
Oh well, on to Desantis.
Total BS...
My suggestion to you would be try to be more honest instead of mischaracterizing a fellow Freeper. And don’t try to tell me what to think ... that is not going to be acceptable, ever.
You are barking up the wrong tree on this one.
ID, AR, and TN have just passed this legislation. The train that is your “coalition of states” has left the station, and SD is still on the sidewalk.
You have zero knowledge of her history, right fool? She has been in this gender fight since her rodeo days.
Why? Because you’re a clever liar!
“She has a program in place NOW gathering allies, fighting the NCAA.”
And you believe the Chamber of Commerce are our allies and right now are planning to fight for family values for us?
Is that what that woman told you?
I liove in Tennessee. The bill Kristi is trying to get her legislature to send to her is almost exactly the same as the bill my state has now passed. It protects girl’s sports below the NCAA level, as it is the governor’s responsibility to do for his people.
Do you really think I am naïve enough to respond to your non sequiturs? LOL
So Noem overplayed her hand thinking she could control her legislature. She is still waiting on the sidewalk.
Leaders don’t wait on the sidewalk.
That’s the problem with Republicans, even Trump. We’re always waiting around for “the right moment to strike”. Noem sounds like Trent Lott.
“You have zero knowledge of her history, right fool? She has been in this gender fight since her rodeo days.”
This ‘fool’ is asking you when she announced her ‘brilliant’ strategy of getting states together to fight cross-dressers. I can’t find anything prior to March 12. Can you?
Now THAT is a very nasty assertion. LOL
I don’t have to prove it.
I am always right and you are usually wrong.
“I don’t have to prove it.
I am always right and you are usually wrong.”
If you guys are the best she can do, I no longer need to waste my time thinking that she might slip-in as our 2024 candidate.
“Noem sounds like Trent Lott.”
Kind of a CHEAP SHOT at Trent. While he wasn’t perfect, he was no Kristi Noem.
“ refusal to take a strong stand for women’s sports”
This has nothing to do with women’s sports. This is about whether 2+2=5 if the Party says you must believe it.
“””Earlier today, the South Dakota House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 67 — 2 soundly rejected Governor Noem’s “style and form” veto of HB 1217, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.”””
This is unbelievable. Keep in mind the Republicans control the SD House 62 to 8 Democrats.
This means that even 5 Democrats voted to override Kristi Noem.
Kristi is toast.
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