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8 Congressional Democrats Vote To Defund Schools That Support Trans People (www.erininthemorning.com)
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On Tuesday, May 19, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2616, the "Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act," by a vote of 217-198. The bill would hand the Trump administration enormous leverage to strip federal funding from any school that “teaches or advances concepts” related to transgender people, codifying into federal law the anti-trans definitions from Trump's executive order 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism." It would also require public schools to forcibly out transgender students to their parents before using their pronouns or chosen names. The bill is significant on its own terms for the harm it would inflict on transgender youth if it became law. But what made Tuesday's vote especially notable was the eight Democrats who joined every Republican to pass it—the largest Democratic defection on any standalone anti-trans bill of this Congress.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

No. I've said the same thing for half a decade. Any candidate unwilling to form and carry out policy positions that move the party from right to left that actually benefits the working class at home and in the countries we bully aren't getting my vote.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Did you meant left to right?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 14 hours ago

I said what I said.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

And how does you not voting for a Harris hurt Donnie?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

No. Voting for these types helps the far right and corrupt businesses. You put yourself in that mental prison all you want. I'm not and I'm not stupid enough to imagine it any more.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 7 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah, you might want to look up Frederick Douglas.

Ex-slave, Douglas was a big advocate for abolition.

In 1860 Douglas had a choice between supporting a candidate who was for immediate abolition, or supporting Abe Lincoln. Lincoln wasn't advocating instant abolition.

Douglas decided that it was smarter to support Lincoln. Lincoln has a much better chance of winning, and Douglas would be able to advocate his stance to the actual President, instead of being locked out.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago

That's a bad example because Lincoln was an abolitionist himself but you're applying it to politicians that don't agree with your stance.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 21 hours ago

166 years ago, the corruption was easier to spot and check, and people with the right and will to keep and bear arms and the will and ability to use them to "water the tree of liberty" weren't just the ignorant hicks, even if they did buy into the lie that sold the revo.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Hack job argument, it was clear to many at the time Lincoln didn't like slavery, it's why the south was so wound up about it near him. Douglas knew this already and tried pushing Lincoln to go for it, completely different situation. If you hate both side of leadership, leave the country For greener grasses.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Lincoln didn't gaf and said as much. His goal was only to prevent civil war.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 14 hours ago

“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/abraham-lincoln-quote-about-slavery-is-missing-context-idUSL1N2OQ1LE/

That's how much he cared.

[–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You're right that you aren't that stupid. You're stupider

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 21 hours ago

Dunning and Kruger