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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes Ten Commandments in schools, 'Women’s Bill of Rights'
Christian Post ^ | 04/22/2024 | Michael Gryboski

Posted on 04/22/2024 6:10:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed public schools to post displays of the Ten Commandments while also rejecting another bill that would have defined the term "sex" not to include gender identity.

Hobbs vetoed Arizona Senate Bill 1628 last Tuesday, legislation that would have amended state sex discrimination laws and rules to replace the word "gender" with "sex," which emphasizes biological sex at birth and excludes gender identity. The bill, also referred to as the Arizona Women's Bill of Rights, passed Arizona's Republican-controlled Senate in February.

Hobbs wrote in a brief letter to Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen that she has "said time and again" that she would not sign legislation "that attacks Arizonans."

Hobbs also vetoed Senate Bill 1151 on Tuesday, which would have allowed public school teachers and employees to display or read excerpts of several historical documents, including the national anthem, pledge of allegiance, the U.S. Constitution, the Mayflower Compact, speeches made by Founding Fathers, the national motto "In God We Trust" and the Ten Commandments.

Hobbs wrote in another brief message to Peterson that she had "serious concerns about the constitutionality of this legislation" and felt it was "unnecessary."

The Center for Arizona Policy, a conservative advocacy group, stressed in a statement that SB 1628 "was intended to bring clarity, certainty, and uniformity to the laws of the state by answering the question, 'What is a woman?' definitively."

"SB 1628 was a commonsense bill that expressed the simple truth that there are two sexes — male and female — and that there are good reasons to maintain certain single-sex spaces. It erases any confusion by statutorily defining sex and helping to secure the safety and well-being of women and girls with this clarity," the center asserted.

"Despite the claims from those opposed to the bill, SB 1628 wouldn't change any current law or create any new restrictions on anyone's legal rights."

Sponsored by Republican state Sen. Sine Kerr, SB 1628 sought to define "sex" as "a person's biological sex, either male or female, at birth" and that the definition "does not include gender identity or any other term that is intended to convey a person's subjective sense of self."

"The purpose of this act is to bring clarity, certainty and uniformity to the laws of this state regarding sexual discrimination, equality of the sexes and benefits or services that are specifically provided to males and men and females and women," the proposed legislation reads.

Lisa Bivens, an attorney who testified before the Arizona House Judiciary Committee against the proposed legislation, said the bill "gets into medical decision-making between parents and doctors, and diminishes parents' rights."

"It also diminishes the doctor's ability, and the hospital's ability, for what they can offer a parent in those circumstances where you don't fall into these categories, and all you're trying to do is figure out: How do I get my daughter home safe?" stated Bivens, as quoted by The AZ Mirror.



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 10commandments; arizona; gender; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; katiehobb; katiehobbs; tencommandments; transgender

1 posted on 04/22/2024 6:10:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

2015 in Oklahoma, jackhammers and cement dust in the air:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/06/after-court-order-10-commandments-monument-is-removed-from-grounds-of-oklahoma-state-capitol/73445134/
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2018 in Arkansas. Driver smashed his car into the Ten Commandments. ACLU sued to remove the sign because a “walking and cycling club” passed by it and were offended to see it.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/23/lawsuits-seek-removal-ten-commandments-display-ark/
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Munich one uncovered that Hitler himself ordered destroyed as an eyesore....

https://www.timesofisrael.com/rubble-from-munich-synagogue-razed-on-hitlers-orders-found-during-construction-work/


2 posted on 04/22/2024 6:21:48 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: SeekAndFind

So typical of a blue state governor.


3 posted on 04/22/2024 6:22:40 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kattie is a real nut case. Is she a follower of Obozo?


4 posted on 04/22/2024 6:32:19 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: SeekAndFind

Next time somebody asks “how do you screw yourself?? - just send them to Arizona


5 posted on 04/22/2024 6:35:40 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: No name given

Thanks a lot, McCainiacs.


6 posted on 04/22/2024 6:36:09 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Blame the Californication of Phoenix. It’s McCaine Central.


7 posted on 04/22/2024 6:39:54 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: SeekAndFind

Thou shall not steal - the votes Katy. Did we expect this fraudulent Governor to do the right thing? Nada!


8 posted on 04/22/2024 6:40:37 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes Ten Commandments in schools, 'Women’s Bill of Rights'"

Go to Hell, cheaty hobbs.
9 posted on 04/23/2024 1:44:51 AM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: SeekAndFind

stolen elections have consequences


10 posted on 04/23/2024 4:05:59 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: SeekAndFind

Stolen elections have consequences


11 posted on 04/23/2024 7:06:54 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: SeekAndFind

God will veto Hobbs.


12 posted on 04/23/2024 9:47:27 AM PDT by fwdude ( )
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To: fwdude; All

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes the state the only one in the country to require displaying the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240620-louisiana-orders-schools-to-display-ten-commandments-in-all-classrooms


13 posted on 06/20/2024 12:32:46 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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