Posted on 05/01/2023 2:44:57 PM PDT by dennisw
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.
Attorneys for the first-term lawmaker sued in state district court in Helena on behalf of Zephyr, a transgender Democrat who represents a liberal district in the college town of Missoula, and several constituents who the attorneys said were being denied their right to adequate representation.
A spokesperson for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen — a Republican whose office will defend the case — said the lawsuit was frivolous.
“This is performance litigation – political activism masquerading as a lawsuit," said Emily Flower, Knudsen's press secretary. She added that a court decision blocking the Legislature's censure of Zephyr would violate the separation of powers between branches of government.
Murfitt said he would not comment on the lawsuit, and Regier did not return telephone messages and an email seeking comment.
Residents of the Missoula area said in declarations filed as part of the lawsuit that they wanted Zephyr heard in the Legislature.
Anna Wong, who lives in Missoula County with her transgender child, supported Zephyr in the 2022 election with the expectation the lawmaker would “speak out against the onslaught of bills targeting transgender youth."
“Suicide amongst transgender youth is not imaginary," Wong said. "It is not a game and it is not a political foil. It is real. It is heartbreaking. And it is the responsibility of my representative to speak out against bills promoting it."
Zephyr’s attorneys hoped to get a ruling as quickly as possible on their request for a temporary restraining order against Regier and Murfitt.
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“Anna Wong, who lives in Missoula County with her transgender child”
I see another problem here.
The good, conservative and normal people of Montana have to put up with this trans-loony who likes to dress up like a woman. Pretend he is a woman.
Yea I know but his article has stuff mine didn’t. I don’t care.
“Anna Wong, who lives in Missoula County with her transgender child”
See that is how this freak got into office!!!
Crybaby... Pure and simple.
Crybully is the term you are looking for.
I thought Zooey liked democracy...nothing more democratic than voting.
That makes sense...
There is nothing a court can do. Separation of powers, baby!!
Imagine being acquired at an early age by such a deranged freak.
“Suicide amongst transgender youth is not imaginary,... It is heartbreaking. And it is the responsibility of my representative to speak out against bills promoting it.”
Call it what it is.
Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19132621/
What is apotemnophilia?
Abstract. Background: The syndrome of apotemnophilia, body integrity or amputee identity disorder, is defined as the desire for amputation of a healthy limb, and may be accompanied by behaviour of pretending to be an amputee and sometimes, but not necessarily, by sexual arousal.
You know where we’re headed right? 🚽
I certainly wouldn’t want to be in a bathroom with Buffalo Bill.
Why any parent would do that to their child is beyond me.
With that said within oh about 10 or 15 years when these parents can’t be grand parents and their friends are bragging and sharing pics of their grandbabies, they will be crying like a bitch.
I will be here posting stories about it and I will be laughing my ass off at these stupid ass parents.
On the other hand, normal people might think this is a very good plan because it reveals transsexuality for the mental illness it actually is...and, hopefully, that will have a discouraging effect on children that might have heretofore considered that way of life interesting.
Sorry, but the courts only believe in one power. Their power.
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