Posted on 02/02/2008 4:47:54 AM PST by Man50D
A war of words has erupted in Montgomery County, Md., where a citizens group is nearing the number of signatures needed to force a new law granting special protections to those with "gender identity" issues to a vote of the people.
Citizens for a Responsible Government must present the signatures of 12,500 registered voters to the county's board of election supervisors by Monday, with another 12,500 due Feb. 16. Officials said they have 10,000 and expect to meet the first deadline.
"People are energized; they really feel betrayed by their county government," said Ruth Jacobs, president of the group leading the work on the initiative. "This issue [affects] the privacy of women and children."
But it was her exchange with County Executive Isiah Leggett, who signed the controversial plan into law, that has heated up. In response to her concerns about the issue, he warned that she has "an obligation to state the facts."
She had asked him to support the citizens' right to vote on the plan because it potentially would open women's restrooms, shower rooms and locker rooms in health clubs, schools and community pools to transsexual men.
Leggett said that was a misrepresentation, because both he and the county council have articulated the view that such facilities are not included.
"Your reading of the terms of the bill is in error … If you are in disagreement with this, that is your right," he told her. "However, you have an obligation to state the facts."
So Susan Jamison, a lawyer for the citizens' group, weighed in with a rebuttal.
"With all due respect Mr. Leggett, it is important that we clarify exactly what the issues and risks here truly are.
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They’re just trying to make the USA more Abercrobmie and Fitchish! Haven’t you seen the catalog man, it’s so cool! (Sarc.)
America already is a freakshow. Half the electorate votes Democrat.
This guy and his cronies on the county council are perverts.
You are reading the article wrong. They don't want to allow transexuals into their restrooms they want to prevent males who think they are females from using women's restrooms. The law was just passed allowing this type of behaviour and the citizens want it stopped.
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>>You are reading the article wrong. They don’t want to allow transexuals into their restrooms they want to prevent males who think they are females from using women’s restrooms. The law was just passed allowing this type of behaviour and the citizens want it stopped.<<
You are right. I read it wrong. Thanks for catching it.
Be honest guys. Can you honestly say that at some time in your lustful youth you wouldn’t have claimed ‘gender issues’ just to get to shower naked with a couple of girls you’d had your eye on?
No. Raise your hand.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Yup, I just don’t get these Dems.
On many personal issues they get up in arms and don’t want non-traditional things forced on them, but THEY are the 1s who keep being stupid and vote people in who DO support non-traditional.
Why are they shocked when liberal-commie Dems do this? Don’t they read the platforms and beliefs of the party?
“you don’t want to take her into the men’s room not can he go into the women’s room.”
Which brings to mind, why don’t they actually “stall-ize” those damn urinals? Why is it such a peep show? Isn’t that bad around homos, too?
Actually you were correct.
This is only a “group”. That doesn’t mean the MAJORITY of “citizens” would actually care or want to stop the bill.
>>Actually you were correct.
This is only a “group”. That doesn’t mean the MAJORITY of “citizens” would actually care or want to stop the bill.<<
Thank you, I feel a bit less stupid now.
Just remember, don’t kill the messenger!
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