Posted on 03/22/2021 6:46:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday announced the formation of a national coalition to “Defend Title IX” to protect the rights of female athletes and keep competition fair.
During a press conference Monday morning, Noem said, “Today we’re announcing that we’re forming a coalition called DefendTitleIXNow.com,” referring to the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs and activities. “The coalition will consist of athletes, leaders, and everybody who cares about protecting women’s sports.”
Noem said that the coalition is separate from the debate surrounding House Bill 1217, titled Promote Continued Fairness in Women’s Sports, which bars biological males from competing in women’s or girls’ sports, because the coalition’s focus will be on women’s rights and maintaining a fair competitive environment in women’s sports and Title IX, not transgender athletes rights.
However, the governor said one of the main motivators for creating the coalition is to build enough support to push back against any pressure from groups like the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which insists on requiring biological males be included in girls’ sports.
“Once we have enough states on board, a coalition brought big enough where the NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] cannot possibly punish us all, then we can guarantee fairness at the collegiate level,” Noem added.
Noem said after consulting legal scholars she decided that the coalition to protect Title IX will be far more effective and cost-efficient than getting into a legal battle about transgender women playing on female sports teams.
“We’ve been trying to figure out how to defend women’s sports effectively. These legal scholars think that South Dakota’s chances of winning a lawsuit against the NCAA are very low. When it comes to this issue if South Dakota passes a law that’s against their policy, they will likely take...
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“Governor Kristi Noem Announces National Coalition to Protect Fairness in Women’s Sports”
While agreeing with the Special Interests that MEN should be allowed to take over women’s sports.
She really should make up her mind.
“Don’t worry, we will lose gracefully next time too!”
This is all fine and dandy but theses politicians are going down rabbit holes when they should make a real stand against tyranny.
A smoke screen to mask her disgraceful veto of a bill to ban sex perverts from competing in girls/women’s sports. She caved to the CoC. Scratch off one Bush League RINO from the 2024 list.
What a fraud .
More look there is a Squirrel nonsense .
She is done.
She was a rhino in the house .
Kristi, Kristi, Kristi.
She had a great opportunity to make a national statement.
It was lined up in front of her like an easy punt of a football. But no!
Not a lot of teeth to this.
Sounds like CYA
I heard her speech on Bannon’s show. It made sense why she didn’t sign it.
The transgender issue is all about destroying Christianity in American. They don’t care if the hopes and dreams of girls and boys alike are steam-rolled in the process. It’s an attack on the fundamentals of our culture. The girls and boys involved are just pawns moved around the board.
Noem should just shut up and go away. She had a bill right there on her desk. But she chose not to sign it because schools might have to keep a record among the dozens they already do, and because the State might lose cash from the perverts who want males in womens sports.
Typical republican. Did what the Chamber of Commerce said.
Go away Kristi
A real leader would have signed the bill and pushed other governors to joining her in confronting the NCAA. She’s just another republican making excuses for failing to do what the voters demanded.
We saw the same thing in building the wall, repealing Obamacare, stopping the steal, stopping the black identity and communist riots of 2021.
Excuses and PR, excuses and PR, excuses and PR...
Sent it back down for rewrite. Bill too full of loop holes, prolly written by trial lawyers to create expensive litigation.
It sounds to me that she didn’t veto the bill, but sent it back to the legislature for some fixes.
Time will tell. I hope she has gotten some good legal advice, because whatever she eventually signs will end up being the subject of a lawsuit. The liberals are like pit bulls on bills such as this, which they claim are “discriminatory” and “taking away transsexual rights” and such other justifications.
And we all know there are numerous judges in federal courts who will attempt to strike down whatever law emerges.
I support Governor Noem.
She has adequately explained the flaws in the current bill and wants the legislature to fix them.
I cannot believe some freepers are throwing her under the bus.
We all want to ban biological men from competing in women’s sports - let’s support each other as we seek the best way to accomplish that goal.
People with such profound mental illness that they want to go through chemical and surgical mutilation need to understand in advance that they will not have access to certain arenas that are only open to the science-based sexes. You have to weigh the pros and cons, and you don’t get everything you want, just because you demand it.
She’s being silly. “Defend Title IX”??? The NCAA is NOT SUBJECT to Title IX. Just fight.
“I heard her speech on Bannon’s show. It made sense why she didn’t sign it.”
Yeah, but it won’t stop the screaming little girl chorus here on FR. “Kristi Bad!”
Seems they haven’t learned the lesson about fake news, and allow themselves to be manipulated dupes. Emotional thinkers. Same as dems.
“What a fraud .
More look there is a Squirrel nonsense .
She is done.
She was a rhino in the house .”
Do you need a pacifier?
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