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| Baltimore mayor bans government travel to N.C., Mississippi over transgender laws |
| 2016-05-12 |
| [BALTIMORESUN] Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has banned government travel to North Carolina and Mississippi over the states' controversial transgender laws. With her order Tuesday, Rawlings-Blake has chosen sides in the escalating showdown between the two Southern states and U.S. Department of Justice, which sued North Carolina to block the bathroom law. North Carolina's governor answered with a countersuit, asking a judge to rule that the law is not discriminatory. "I am hopeful that our efforts, combined with those of so many other progressive governments and companies, will push North Carolina and Mississippi to make the changes necessary to respect all citizens," Rawlings-Blake wrote in a letter Tuesday to city officials. Mayors of New York, Seattle and the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... have also banned their government workers from traveling to North Carolina on business. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Obama Administration’s Outrageous War on North Carolina |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-12 22:20 |
| #12 I used to agree to go to Baltimore on business (no one else would go) but only because of the Little Italy restaurants. The rest of Baltimore was deplorable. And that was in the 85-95 timeframe. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Perfect dem name. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2016-05-12 15:36 |
| #11 I have no data, but I'm guessing the amount of official government travel from Baltimore to North Carolina was somewhere in the low nones. Virtue signaling, both cost-free and meaningless. But it does give Mayor Hyphen-Blake some nice media exposure. As long as no one brings up the murder rate. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-05-12 13:33 |
| #10 You would think Baltimore would have a few more important things to worry about than weather a group of people, far away, should be able to protect themselves. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-05-12 13:02 |
| #9 From now on all riots will be home games -- Mayor Hyphen. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2016-05-12 12:42 |
| #8 Maybe we'll go to the Outer Banks instead. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-12 12:09 |
| #7 Oh, my. Now Mrs. Uluque and I will have to cancel our vacation to Baltimore. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-12 12:00 |
| #6 Frank, what color is the judge? That's the important thing. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2016-05-12 10:10 |
| #5 btw - the 2nd Baltimore cop goes on trial with Judge, not Jury, deciding. No cherry-picking racialist jurors wanting to "send a message". Smart move |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-05-12 09:09 |
| #4 North Carolina and Mississippi should ban all travel from the City of Baltimore. I know who's getting the better of that deal |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-05-12 09:06 |
| #3 As the ship is sinking, the captain signals her virtue. |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2016-05-12 08:10 |
| #2 Baltimore is off limits now to most people already. I spoke to a street policeman in Baltimore and Baltimore is off limits to his wife. You travel into minority areas now and you will not be welcome. In the old days in West Virginia it was considered polite to wave at out of town people. In the cities you get attacked. Blake is a poor example but that's how they do business. |
| Posted by: Dale 2016-05-12 06:52 |
| #1 I can understand the whole transgender as a genetic issue. Its in their DNA. but this is an equipment issue. Until you have surgery deal with it. I certainly don't want my wife taking the granddaughter into the rest room and have some guy hanging his junk out because he has identity issues. IMO the people who complain loudest and longest about their rights often don't give a rats ass about yours or mine. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2016-05-12 06:24 |