U.S. Judge Says "No" to Obama

After my tirade yesterday, finally some common sense comes from the judicial branch.  Obama has finally been put in his place regarding transgender bathroom rights, especially as it pertains to school aged kids. 

In a decision signed on Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the federal education law known as Title IX "is not ambiguous" about sex being defined as "the biological and anatomical differences between male and female students as determined at their birth"¹.

The fight began when a group of 13 states, led by Texas, sought to block what the Obama administration’s guidance concerning transgender students in public schools that allowed them to use whichever restroom they choose.  Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice pursued a dismissal of the injunction arguing that the guidance is not binding and comes with no legal ramifications.  However, the U.S. Department of Education has threatened to withhold federal funding from districts that refuse to accept the Obama Administration’s guidance on the matter.

In reading through Title IX, there is nothing to indicate that the writers of the law had anything other than biological sex in mind.  That is where federal protection begins and ends. 

Civil rights are designed to protect people from circumstances beyond their control.  For instance, one cannot help what race they were born into, their age, a handicap, etc.  In the same manner, one cannot help which sex God made them.  When we are forced to enact legislation because the decisions of a few made them feel their civil rights are being violated, anarchy is not far behind.  Legislating identity, feelings, persuasion, etc. is a dangerous road. 

Common sense and a sense of well-being for the entire nation, not just a few, should be the guideposts for legislation and “guidance” in this country.  Our moral compass has become so skewed that people actually think it is a good idea to let 15 year old boys into the girls locker room because they “identify” as female. 

In what bizzaro world is that healthy for the females who are subjected to these laws?  How do I tell my 14 year old daughter not to be embarrassed or feel like her rights to privacy are being violated when a boy shares the locker next to her?  

The rights of a few should never be allowed to trump the rights of the majority in cases like this.  The boys need to keep their parts in the boy’s room and the girls, vice-versa.  Why is this even a debate?

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Sources:

1) Associated Press