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| N.C. gov.: Proper bathroom use "now a national issue" | |
| 2016-05-10 | |
[CBSNEWS] Officials in North Carolina filed a lawsuit Monday against the Department of Justice over the feds' demand that the state not implement its controversial LGBT law or risk losing federal funds.
McCrory's lawsuit, filed in federal court in North Carolina, asks a judge to block Justice Department action that could threaten billions of dollars in federal money flowing to the state. "I do not agree with their interpretation of federal law. That is why this morning I have asked a federal court to clarify what the law actually is," McCrory said at a news conference. He said he hopes other states will join North Carolina in court as it fights the Justice Department's position that the Civil Rights Act requires that transgender people be allowed to access facilities matching their gender identities. "This is not a North Carolina issue. It is now a national issue," McCrory said. The lawsuit called the law a "common sense privacy policy" and said the Justice Department's position was a "baseless and blatant overreach." In his filing, McCrory cited the fact that he has directed state agencies to make a reasonable accommodation of a single occupancy restroom. The state also allows private companies to set their own policies for bathrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities. "I'm taking this initiative to ensure that North Carolina continues to receive federal funding until the courts resolve this issue," McCrory said in an earlier blurb. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 If you are what you self-identify as for legal purposes.. then .. your pet who self identifies as a human is a definite unquestionable tax deduction. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2016-05-10 20:42 |
| #12 Seems to also be a reduction in the media coverage of Planned Parenthood and the Champ's Iran deal. Someone, please prod those klueless 24 year old reporters. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-10 13:02 |
| #11 We ain't hearing a lot about Hillary's email lately, I wonder why. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-10 12:04 |
| #10 The argument that I hear on this issue from my koolaid drinking friends is that the sick, cross dressing men will quietly go into a stall and do their thing and nobody will notice. I guess I should be happy that I'm not familiar enough with these types of situations to know. But it does seem wrong. What seems really, really wrong is that these types of issues just pop up out of nowhere and suddenly you have the Bruce Springsteen types refusing to perform in North Carolina to protest the purported injustice. It all seems so...orchestrated. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-10 12:01 |
| #9 The very people who are screaming rape on campus want to create a hostile/dangerous environment in every restroom. YJCMTSU |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2016-05-10 06:32 |
| #8 Washington has a problem with NC 'rejecting Federal Law' over bathroom use. Washington has NO problem with Colorado 'rejecting Federal Law' over the use of marijuana. Interesting no ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-10 05:22 |
| #7 I just called child protective services in Washington DC on him and boy did I get hung up on real quick! |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Panda2668 2016-05-10 03:03 |
| #6 "If Obama does not have a problem with men in the same restroom as his two daughters, child protective services need to remove his daughters from this President." AMEN |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-10 03:01 |
| #5 If Obama does not have a problem with men in the same restroom as his two daughters, child protective services need to remove his daughters from this President. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Panda2668 2016-05-10 02:32 |
| #4 I don't mind too much, but girls sure leave messy urinals. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-05-10 01:43 |
| #3 I call on Congress to get control over piece of shit obamas piece of shit DOJ before you should be nuked for morality's sake. This is not a request you idiotic pieces of shit. You should have this in hand before it hits the states, right fake Senate? |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-10 00:44 |
| #2 He is correct. If you have a problem with penises not being allowed in Ladies bathrooms - even in grade school, you need to be ejected off of THIS Planet. You are mentally fucked in the head. What is between your legs determines where you go. For the ,07% of you who are not sure, ask the staff to show you to the faculty's latrine. 99% of the people should not change because .07% want to look at your Daughters ass. Or don't know what their sex should be. Back off. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-10 00:42 |
| #1 Officials in North Carolina filed a lawsuit Monday against the Department of Justice over the feds' demand that the state not implement its controversial LGBT law or risk losing federal funds. I wonder if it's possible for McCrory to order payroll companies in NC to not remit Federal tax payments to the Treasury in response? You know, 'pen and a phone' kind of thing? The Justice Department had set a deadline of Monday for Gov. Pat McCrory to report whether he would refuse to enforce the last that took effect in March. McCrory's defiance could lead to a protracted legal battle. They gave him three fucking days to respond. If it were the other way around, it would be three months. "This is not a North Carolina issue. It is now a national issue," McCrory said. Exactly as intended. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-05-10 00:34 |