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| Nebraska senator flips out debating ban on sex change surgeries for minors, screams 'we need trans people' | ||
| 2023-05-21 | ||
A Friday morning session in the unicameral Nebraska legislature devolved into chaos after one Democratic lawmaker began shouting her support for transgender people amid a debate on a bill to ban sex change procedures for minors in the state. The bill, which was ultimately approved by lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov. Jim Pillen's desk to become law, bans sex change procedures for minors, as well as abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy. In voicing her disapproval to the measure Friday morning, state Democrat Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh slapped the lectern and repeatedly shouted: "Transgender people belong here, we need trans people, we love trans people." "You matter. You matter and I am fighting for you. I will not stop," exclaimed Cavanaugh, who displays she/her pronouns in her Twitter bio. "I will not stop today, I will not stop tomorrow. You are loved. You matter. You belong here." Republican lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster and pass a bill with both measures. Gov. Pillen, who pushed for the bill and met with various lawmakers to shore up support, has promised to sign it into law.
The state’s chief medical officer — a political appointee who is currently an ear, nose and throat doctor — would set rules for puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender minors in the state. There will be some exceptions for minors who were already receiving treatment before the ban was enacted. Several Republicans voiced approval for the measure during the debate, including state Sen. Steve Erdman, who drew inconsistences in the arguments made by Democrats. "Saying abortion is healthcare is like saying being raped is lovemaking," Erdman said at one point. Friday's debate was briefly stopped when protesters in a chamber balcony stood and yelled obscenities at conservative lawmakers while throwing what appeared to be bloody tampons onto the floor. As lawmakers began voting, chants of "Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!" could be heard coming from outside the chamber. At least six people were arrested at the Nebraska state capitol building after lawmakers passed the bill. Related: Nebraska: 2023-05-20 Nebraska police arrest 6 at state capitol, including woman who punched trooper, amid abortion, trans debate Nebraska: 2023-04-19 After FBI busts Chinese 'police station' in NYC, six more exposed in US Nebraska: 2023-04-06 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Marred by Yet Another Voting Machine Malfunction | ||
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 Why the police is not arresting that crazed fat woman If the police arrested every fat crazy woman in America, they would have no time for revenue generating jobs like issuing traffic tickets. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-05-21 17:09 |
| #9 Only to remind why he's Smokeyed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-21 16:48 |
| #8 I'm amazed that they still let you in. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-21 15:05 |
| #7 Why the police is not arresting that crazed fat woman ! It is mutilation of the external sex organs of a minor. And that by the law it’s a crime .It should be a prison term for the parents. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is what it is. The parents are mentally ill and should be put in prison for child abuse. The parents that do that need attention and use the child as a venue to get attention from others. The kids are too young to now what they want. Any politician pushing for deforming children need to be executed Julius ….caesarean style 40 stubs. Fuck her and the Jews journalists criminals pushing this trash. |
| Posted by: ACA JOE 2023-05-21 14:09 |
| #6 I gladly do "go along / get along." I don't do "whatever you say because you are in my face." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-21 11:45 |
| #5 The death of shame as a valuable social management mechanism. We have gone from rigid conformity, to reasoned tolerance, to timid acceptance, to mandatory support for perverse, divisive "norms". There was a time when much of society self-regulated behavior based on the simple axiom, "would I be OK with my mother seeing me do this". No longer. Now, we see things that would have prompted my grandfather to load his shotgun! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-05-21 11:43 |
| #4 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-21 10:04 |
| #3 'Transgender people belong here, we need trans people, we love trans people' No. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-21 10:00 |
| #2 Cavanaugh will help you transition if you make it through the abortion window. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-21 09:41 |
| #1 So weird. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-05-21 09:34 |