(From Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith)On issue after issue, it seems more and more like it’s not just right versus left or conservative versus liberal; it’s common sense versus crazy. Debates are playing out between supporting law enforcement versus defunding the police or securing our borders versus allowing drugs and criminals to freely cross our border.
Maybe no issue highlights the crazy we are fighting against better than whether to protect women’s sports or to allow men who claim to be women to play in women’s sports. And Missouri is leading the way on pushing back against this crazy.
I was so proud to see Sophie Cunningham — a Columbia, Missouri basketball star from Rock Bridge High School who attended Mizzou and now plays in the WNBA for the Indiana Fever — becoming the most prominent female athlete to speak out in defense of keeping women’s sports protected for biological women. She’s been relentlessly questioned by the media and even fellow WNBA players and coaches for speaking out, but she refuses to back down. “I said what I said,” she told reporters after being pressed about her views, “and I’ll always believe in that.” That’s the kind of common sense that comes from Missouri.
What’s as remarkable as Sophie speaking out is the fact that there aren’t more female athletes willing to publicly state that same opinion. Sophie has been left to defend her position alone, and no other WNBA player has come to her defense. Worse still, the WNBA appears unable to say that biological men shouldn’t be able to play in their league. How is this possible?!?
While the issue of protecting women’s sports has received renewed attention after Sophie began speaking out, this isn’t a new fight for me. I’ve coauthored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act multiple times, and I’ve helped lead the fight to get it through the House of Representatives in both this Congress and the previous Congress. Senate Democrats have been siding with their base’s extreme agenda over protecting the rights of women and girls who just want a fair shot at competing in the sports they love, and they have blocked the bill from moving forward both times.
Title IX opened doors for millions of girls across this country, including right here in Missouri, and I’m not going to sit back and watch that progress get thrown to the side to appease a nonsensical political movement. I’m proud that at the state level, Missouri has led the way by ensuring only biological women can compete in women’s sports.
Sophie Cunningham earned her place in Mizzou history by beating the best competition women’s basketball had to offer, and now she’s using her platform to stand up for the girls coming up behind her. Every girl picking up a basketball, a bat, or running track in Missouri or any other state deserves that same fair shot Sophie had. That’s what this fight has always been about, and it’s why I’ll keep pushing for this commonsense legislation until it’s signed into law.
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Yes, you would think it would be "Common Sense", yet a good majority of Liberal Leftist Democrats, don't think that away! They believe it is fine to Force Girls to share Locker Rooms and Restrooms with Boys and then compete against them in Sports. Or - Force Middle School Children to go to Drag Queen Shows - Right here in Missouri.
This was allowed by the Administration and Teachers - Right here in Missouri. Is that what you want your Children Exposed too, by people that lack Values, Morales, and Character - By Forcing your Children to believe this is Normal!
This is all part of the Indoctrination of our Children by the Woke, DEI, CRT, Pronoun Shaming Leftist Liberal Democrats. Who still don't understand that there are only 2-Sexes - How Stupid are they? So, if we need Legislation and Laws on the Books - We need Permanent Bans on this in Missouri. Then so be it to STOP them from using their Political Stances to Force our Children into doing things that are not Natural!
Roughly 21 to 23 states do not have statewide bans or legislation restricting transgender youth sports, meaning athletes who are assigned male at birth can often participate on girls' teams depending on local school district or state athletic association policies.
States Without Statewide Bans or States without restrictive statutory or state-level athletic association bans on transgender or cross-sex participation in school sports include:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada (managed by local/association policy rather than state ban) New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Washington, D.C. (Note: Other states like Alaska, Virginia, and Wisconsin do not have explicit legislative statutes banning participation, but their state high school athletic associations enforce independent restrictive rules.) The Majority of these are Democratic Liberal States - who won't fix their Crime Rates - or anything else.
Moar fake news for the low informations.
9:59am, More Stupid Comments from this Woke, DEI, CRT, Pronoun Shaming Liberal Leftist Democrat or AKA - LWNJ's. These Nut Jobs - Even when shown the Facts and Truths in Black and White - In Newspapers, on Google, and on Television - They Can't Handle the Truth - so simple to just Google - But these Radicals won't believe it when they are confronted by the FACTS AND TRUTHS - 9:59am, Google it for yourself - and Stop posting your Fake-Azz Worthless Comments, because you FEAR THE TRUTH and maybe your IQ will increase to a High of 75... I Doubt it - Though! That's why Democrats cannot figure out that there are only 2-SEXES! Low IQ's...............
The relevant Missouri court case concerning a transgender student and a school district is R.M.A. v. Blue Springs R-IV School District. Case.
Case Details School District: Blue Springs R-IV School District (near Kansas City, Missouri).
A field trip involving Columbia middle school students attending a drag performance in January 2023 sparked intense political debate and legal scrutiny in Missouri.
The Columbia Values Diversity Event: In January 2023, about 30 middle school students from Columbia Public Schools attended the annual Columbia Values Diversity Breakfast.
The event featured entertainment by the local LGBTQ+ organization Nclusion Plus, which included three drag performers.
Organizers and performers stated the routine was G-rated, non-sexual, and featured performers lip-syncing to upbeat, general-audience songs like Wilson Phillips' "Hold On".
I love that the people that never cared for and love to pull funding for girls/women’s sports suddenly care. Please pay attention to the culture war so you ignore the leaders you’ve elected are pillaging your pockets to enrich themselves. Clowns.
Thanks to Jason Smith for once again reminding everyone that no one has more contempt for Republican voters than Republican politicians, who think their own supporters are stupid, bigoted, and easily manipulated.
As confirmed by the 'Loud and Shouty Commenter Who Capitalizes' (aka the commenter known as the PPPP.)
Jason Smith wants to be a locker room inspector.
12:56pm, and the LWNJ's Leftist Liberal Democrats - who we have to pass "Common Sense" Laws because they are so Ignorant and wanted to FORCE GIRLS TO SHARE RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS WITH BOYS - - WHO WOULD DO THAT TO YOUNG WOMEN EXCEPT - DEMOCRATS TO INDOCTRANATE THEM INTO THEIR UNHEALY UNNATURAL SICK AND PERVERTED LIFESTYLES?
If you care so much about women, release the Epstein files and prosecute the pedophiles.
11:15 has problems with *checks notes* adults reading childrens books to children.
"Only 2 sexes, low IQ" Says someone with a painfully low IQ that knows nothing of science.
Who would barge into girls dressing rooms for 'inspections'? Donald Trump, the leader of the Republican party!
5:42pm, You Liberals get dumber and dumber year by year. This is the Question you need to ask yourselves - If you are bright-enough? Why didn't Barak Obama, who was in office for 8-Years, release anything? Why didn't Joe Biden, who was in office for 4-Years, release anything?
That is 12-Years that the Democrats were in CHARGE - NOT ONE PIECE OF PAPER ON THE EPSTEIN FILES WERE RELEASED - NOT ONE SINGLE PAGE. 📄 Could it be that what all you Leftist Liberal Democrats - Are forgetting about is how close of ties that Epstein had with the Clintons!
Epstein visited the White House over 17-Times while Bill Clinton was in Office. The Records shows he Signed In!
Bill Clinton is a notorious LIAR, CHEAT, AND PHILANDERER - He was accused of using Women from the time he was a Governor to President - BUT ALL YOU DEM-WITTED DEMOCRATS FORGOT ABOUT THAT DIDN'T YOU.
Remember - Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broaddrick - these are just a FEW WOMEN THAT CAME PUBLIC - FROM HIS SEXUAL AND RAPE ENCOUNTERS - FORGOT ABOUT THEM?
Let's not forget about all the Lawsuits, Scandals, (Whitewater, Lewinsky Scandal and Impeachment, Travelgate and Filegate, Hillary Clinton's Private Email Server, Clinton Foundation Scrutiny, Benghazi Attack (2012)) and Murders the Clinton's have been involved - They even have a Name for it - "Clinton Body Count", right know they have between 50 and 80 names on this list of people that were murdered or died mysteriously.
That Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's Plane over 27-Times.
That Epstein Donated over $1-Million Dollars to the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Initiative.
That Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's Girlfriend, were invited to Chelsea Clinton's Wedding.
Epstein and Clinton posed for Pictures and met several times when he was out of office.
Hillary Clinton Testified Under Oath that she did not recall ever meeting or encountering Jeffrey Epstein. WHAT A MAD DOG LIAR!
OMG - You cannot make this STUFF UP ABOUT THE CLINTONS - AND IF YOU HAD A BRAIN - "SCARECROW" - You might be able to figure a few things out - If not keep playing - DEMOCRATIC DUMB - IT SUIT ALL THE DEMOCRATS - BUT YOU GUYS STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED - WHY WHEN OBAMA AND BIDEN WAS IN OFFICE FOR 12-YEARS - NOT 1-SHEET OF PAPER CAME OUT OF THE JUSTICE OFFICE? BUNCH OF DUMB-AZZES!
Trusting the Republicans to monitor your kids bathrooms and body parts at this point is like trusting Sean Combs or R Kelly to be your babysitter.
2:08PM - HEY ARE YOU THAT SLOW - It is the Dems who wanted to Monitor and Change the Natural Order of Things - By Forcing Girls and Boys to share Restrooms and Locker Rooms and then Force them to Compete together - THAT IS THE DEMS - Because Dems cannot figure out there are only 2-Sexes, and lack Values, Morals, and Character by trying to Indoctrinate and Forcing Children into their CREEPY LIFESTYLES - Just like they did Forcing Middle School Children to go to Drag Queen Shows in Missouri - What kind of LOW-LIFE DEGINERATES ARE YOU DEMS? THE REPUBLICANS PASSED LAWS NOT ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN IN MISSOURI - IDIOTS!
AND WHO DID EPSTEIN PICK FROM THE TIME HE WAS IN OFFICE TILL HIS DEATH - BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON AND THE MAJORITY OF HOLLYWEIRDS - - - TO HELP COVER UP HIS ACTIVITIES - - CAN YOU DEMS READ, CAN YOU THINK - - MY GOSH - - IT DOESN'T TAKE IQ's OVER 75 TO FIGURE THIS OUT - - WHICH IS THE AVERAGE DEM IQ!
All that talk about Democrats, yet not one word condemning known liar and rapist Donald Trump. Nothing but whataboutism.
Still just accusations that are admissions and zero substance.
When the public education system was developed it was intended to teach children how to read, write, do math, learn about the history of this country, and learn science. The teacher's job is to teach them that, and that is all. Teachers, school boards, or elected officials should not try to instill their morals and values in the children, it is the job of the parents to teach their children what the moral and ethical values their family has.
2:08 is spreading all kinds of nonsensical falsehoods to make them feel better about their fragile masculinity.
4:27pm - Why do Dems never have anything of substance to offer in a Conversation - They Sound like one of their Candidates - The One and Only - "Word Salad", Kamala Harris - They have - No Comeback, No Documented Proof, No Facts or Truths - Just dumb one-line sentences - "Zero Substance", My Gosh - Can You Dems Read, Can You Google - What does it take when all the Substantiated and Documented Facts are Presented to You - "WE CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH" - Oh, My - What Can We Do and Say Now! Everyone Knows the Facts and Truths - Where is a Dems Playbook - Deny, Deny, and Ask for More Money - and everyone is either a Racist or a Nazi that doesn't agree with them - This is the Number 1 and 2 Quotes Used in the Democratic Playbook for trying to Win an Argument - "You have to be either a Racist or Nazi, if you don't just agree with us Low IQ Democrats" - -
Hey 6:37, Covfefe.
10:20am, Again you can tell this comment comes from an Uneducated, Leftist, Liberal, Democratic, Woke, DEI, CRT, Pronoun Shamer - No Substance, Makes No Sense, because they have No Facts, No Truths, Nothing to Present - Just Name Calling and they cannot even get that Right. They are Clowns 🤡🤡🤡 and just a Laughable🤡🤡🤡 Ignorant Bunch of Losers... Go back to your Basement 10:20AM and Wait for your Government Check while the Rest of Us Hardworking Taxpayers Support your Lazy-Azzes Lifestyle as usual so you can come back next time and make another Stupid Comment - We can Hardly Wait!!! You can tell 10:20AM is another LWNJ - Kamala Harris Supporter - they both Speak - "WORD SALAD", GIBBERISH!
The Four Biggest Killers in Human History Are:
Socialism
Communism
Islam
Abortion
Isn't it Odd that the Democrats Support All of Them?
Why is that - What are they up to?
Do your Research - Before you Show your Ignorance!
Remember when we used to Kill Communist - Not Elect Them?
Don't Claim to Love the U.S.A - While trying to make it a Socialist Nation.
2:42 forgot Tuberculosis, which shows they just made things up.
Yes, 12:26, Covfefe indeed has no substance and makes no sense. Covfefe is a nonsense word invented by Trump, it's reminder of his low IQ.
3:29pm, as an infectious disease Tuberculosis has killed the most over the Centuries in the last 100-Years / 20-Centry it is estimated that is attributed to about 100-Million Deaths!
In the last 100-Years / 20-Century as a - Political / Social / Religious / Self-Will Killings - Socialism / Communism / Islam / Abortion - is also estimated that is attributed to about 100-Million Deaths. But these are Acts of People this is the BIG DIFFERENCE!
The Big Differences are most Republican and Democrats can agree that they neither support or promote Tuberculosis, and believe it should be eradicated from the World, but that Democrats because of their Idology, Beliefs - Support Socialism, Communism, Islam and Abortion - - This is Documented - So, Please Don't try to compare Infectious Diseases with Idology and Beliefs for Man-Made Decisions and the Killing of 100-Million People - Because that would be utterly Ignorant.
As reported by the New York Post, “nearly 60% of democratic party members support socialism, which is part of communism compared to 18% who view it negatively.”
How can Republicans agree that they don't support or promote Tuberculosis when they are vehemently against vaccinations?
Today's Republicans are really good at lying, it's almost like a superpower for them!
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