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Live at 3:30pm EDT AG LorettaLynch to announce a law enforcement action related to North Carolina
USDOJ ^ | 5/9/16 | DOJ

Posted on 05/09/2016 10:43:30 AM PDT by ifinnegan

A "law enforcement action".

Will be live-streamed.

3:30 Eastern.

https://www.justice.gov/live-stream


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: bathroom; bhodoj; brownshirts; doj; federalrepublic; homosexualagenda; lynch; mccrory; northcarolina; patmccory; patmccrory; perverts; republic; statesrights; tenthamendment; trannies1homo2many; unisex
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To: ifinnegan

She has to be put in prison. Obama too, no excuses.


221 posted on 05/09/2016 2:17:09 PM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: ColdOne

Done.


222 posted on 05/09/2016 2:17:30 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap")
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To: MarvinStinson

hey you have not been on here long so here is a tip, you ever thought about letting people know it was a comment by her and not you, instead of posting a comment which can be mistaken from you?


226 posted on 05/09/2016 2:18:15 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Next up:
Head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Complaint Against the State of North Carolina to Stop Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals
Washington, DCUnited States ~ Monday, May 9, 2016
Remarks as prepared for delivery

Thank you, Attorney General [Loretta E.] Lynch, for those powerful words. Throughout the arc of our country’s history – from tragedies of injustice to marches for equality – there have been pivotal moments when America’s leaders chose to stand up and speak out to safeguard the ideal of equal justice under law. And history will record your inspiring words and our forceful action today as one of these moments.

I also want to take a moment to thank the entire team throughout the Civil Rights Division and the Department of Justice, who have worked tirelessly over the last several weeks to ensure that everyone in North Carolina has the full protections of our laws.

Today, we filed a federal civil rights complaint in federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina. Before I discuss the details of our legal argument, I want to make one thing clear. Calling H.B. 2 a “bathroom bill” trivializes what this is really about. H.B. 2 translates into discrimination in the real world. The complaint we filed today speaks to public employees who feel afraid and stigmatized on the job. It speaks to students who feel like their campus treats them differently because of who they are. It speaks to sports fans who feel forced to choose between their gender identity and their identity as a Tar Heel. And it speaks to all of us who have ever been made to feel inferior – like somehow we just don’t belong in our community, like somehow we just don’t fit in. Let me reassure every transgender individual, right here in America, that you belong just as you are. You are supported. And you are protected.

Our complaint brings legal claims under three different civil rights statutes. Two of these statutes are long-standing protections against discrimination in the employment and education contexts: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. It is fitting that these statutes – which emerged from our nation’s long struggle to banish a legacy of legal discrimination – are now being used to defend, to uphold and to reaffirm the progress that resulted from that struggle; progress that represents America at its best, at its brightest and at its strongest.

Title IX and Title VII prohibit discrimination based on sex. The Department of Justice has for some time now made clear that sex discrimination includes discrimination against transgender people – that is, discrimination based on gender identity. That is consistent not only with the language of the statutes, but also with the legal interpretations adopted by federal courts – including the appellate court with jurisdiction over the state of North Carolina. There is nothing radical or even particularly unusual about the notion that the word “sex” includes the concept of “gender.” Transgender people are discriminated against because their gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. H.B. 2 denies transgender people something that all non-transgender people enjoy and take for granted: access to restrooms consistent with their gender identity. That’s sex discrimination, plain and simple. This view is only confirmed when proponents of measures like H.B. 2 misinterpret or make up facts about gender identity. Here are the facts. Transgender men are men – they live, work and study as men. Transgender women are women – they live, work and study as women.

Our Title VII claim is brought against the state and governor of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina because of sex discrimination in employment. Our Title IX claim is brought against the University of North Carolina because of sex discrimination in its education programs.

We also bring a claim under the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, a more recent statute specifically designed to prevent discrimination against transgender people by entities that accept certain federal funds. As with Title IX, entities that accepted federal funds under VAWA – including UNC and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety – pledged that they would not discriminate on the basis of sex or gender identity. Our complaint seeks to enforce that pledge and hold those entities accountable for the discrimination required by H.B. 2.

Even as we seek that compliance, we remain committed to working with any agency receiving federal funding to develop a plan to ensure their compliance with federal law.

For the reasons I just highlighted, H.B. 2 violates the law. But H.B. 2 also threatens the values that define us as a people. These values are timeless. These values say to all people that you can be who you are, and you deserve to live with dignity.

The complaint filed today seeks to enforce these laws and protect these values. At this time, the Attorney General and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/head-civil-rights-division-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-press-conference-announcing-0


227 posted on 05/09/2016 2:18:45 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap")
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To: manc

Next time I’ll use quote marks.


228 posted on 05/09/2016 2:19:22 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: ifinnegan

North Carolina, but not Hillary Clinton..


229 posted on 05/09/2016 2:19:32 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe)
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To: ifinnegan

The S—— has hit the fan!


230 posted on 05/09/2016 2:20:51 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: Pikachu_Dad

She doesnt have the power to control money. The states need to start suing the feds more, right away. Make them look like the clowns that they are.


231 posted on 05/09/2016 2:21:19 PM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
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To: MarvinStinson

it certainly would help.


232 posted on 05/09/2016 2:23:14 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: nascarnation

“Ted Cruz can be Prime Minister.”

I don’t friggin think so.

After his inexcusable behavior during the primary, the scales have fallen from mine eyes.

He’ll be extremely lucky IF he manages to finagle another term as Senator.

He should probably head back up to Canada for awhile and hide out.

BusTed.


233 posted on 05/09/2016 2:23:55 PM PDT by A Voice (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: MarvinStinson

Got it! It’s a darn controversial bunch of bs, from the stooges at the DOJ, raising most folks blood pressure to unhealthy levels. I would never want to be belligerent to friendly forces. Please accept my apology for jumping to conclusions. My personal thoughts cannot be posted for fear of... yeah- you know what I’m talking about, and where I’m headed with this stream of conscious thought.


234 posted on 05/09/2016 2:24:58 PM PDT by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
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To: MarvinStinson

You do realize the NC laws about bathroom use are no different today than the day you joined FR, right? The law the NC legislature passed said that no lower jurisdiction (like freakin’ CHARLOTTE!) can pass a law contrary to the state law (pretty typical in any state).

Where were you screaming about NC bathroom laws THEN, huh???


235 posted on 05/09/2016 2:26:37 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (The Cheater and the Eater got their asses beat by the Tweeter!)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

See post 220.


236 posted on 05/09/2016 2:35:20 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Karl Spooner

First Battle of Bowl Run. LOL good job KS.


237 posted on 05/09/2016 2:36:53 PM PDT by caddie
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To: Pikachu_Dad

For the Obama administration, the world revolves around “transgenders.”

I can’t figure out what exactly they think they are accomplishing by this.


238 posted on 05/09/2016 2:37:58 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Thanks.

If you can get the Q&A that’d be good also.

Lynch is clear there that this is about men in locker rooms and changing rooms, not just bathrooms.


239 posted on 05/09/2016 2:40:27 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: sport

My wife already has such a sign over our bed.


240 posted on 05/09/2016 2:43:54 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Hillary for Prison 2016.)
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