Posted on 03/30/2021 7:43:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed two executive orders (pdf) (pdf) Monday evening to limit participants in female sports to biological females. This comes after the state legislature failed to make proposed revisions to the bill that would have stopped transgender females from competing in girls and women’s sports.
“Only girls should play girls’ sports. Given the legislature’s failure to accept my proposed revisions to HB 1217, I am immediately signing two executive orders to address this issue: one to protect fairness in K-12 athletics, and another to do so in college athletics,” wrote Noem on Monday.
When HB 1217 was returned to the legislature for revisions, The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota criticized the state legislature’s efforts to ban transgender females from playing in women’s sports.
“House Bill 1217 has never been about leveling the playing field for student athletes,” said ACLU of South Dakota advocacy manager Jett Jonelis in a March 25 press statement. “It’s been obvious from the beginning that this discriminatory legislation is about creating a solution to problems that don’t exist and, in the process, harming some of the most vulnerable people in our state.”
The governor, who had previously signaled her support for HB 1217, declined to sign the measure unless lawmakers accepted changes that would exclude collegiate sports from the ban. Because the changes to HB 1217 were not made by the legislature, the bill was considered vetoed and Noem decided to use her executive authority and ensure fairness in women’s sports.
Noem said the bill, without the revisions, would be challenged by civil and private groups and the state would lose at the collegiate level. She argued the bill’s passage would have negative consequences for South Dakota if the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or other organizations opposed to the...
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I haven’t been following this very closely. However I can see the logic of splitting the K-12 and college into 2 separate issues for the inevitable lawsuits.
What exactly don’t you like about her executive orders?
My guess is you didn’t read the article, you couldn’t be bothered to even read the first paragraph.
And you are not the only one, based on so many other comments in this thread.
Where exactly are her executive orders? All I see is a short article with no specifics. There is nothing in this article that should cause anyone to change their opinion of her caving to the left.
If democrats played this game the way republicans do, Trump would be president.
First paragraph...
“South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed two executive orders (pdf) (pdf) Monday evening to limit participants in female sports to biological females. This comes after the state legislature failed to make proposed revisions to the bill that would have stopped transgender females from competing in girls and women’s sports. “
Yeah, I went back to re-read it in case I missed a link. So one says they have to be female by birth certificate or “affidavit,” which seems to open the door to trans athletes. The second says they “should” be female to complete in female sports.
So... would some of you want to eat some crow? My woman came through, just as I expected. May God forgive me of my.... “jealousy” doesn’t fit. Hey! Lets face it! I have a thing for her. Yeah! I also realize that she’s too damned good for an old fat man like me. Kristi Noem is my “soul mate” Unfortunately.... I find myself looking back and wishing.
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Thats because so many of them are phony conservatives, they’re really are a lot of progressive plants at this site that just try to sow discontent. Like Rush always told us, the dems will always tell us who they’re most afraid of. It would seem Noem is one of the pols they are terrified of and the leftist minions on this board are trying to diminish her as much as possible. Just ignore the scum on this site.
“We live in a republic, not an executive diktat system.”
Been paying attention lately?
Keep saying that and soon others will say the same thing even though it ain’t true anymore - and it will become the next “new truth” - despotism will be the new republic and purveyor of freedom.
Good input...will keep that in mind in the future.
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