Ding Dong, The Wicked Bill Is Dead… At Least For Now

It looks like the anti-trans bill is dead down in Texas, will it be resurrected again by the governor is the question.

Bills are all but dead, but transgender bathroom fight lives on
The Statesman
By Chuck Lindell
August 14, 2017
Bills to limit transgender-friendly bathrooms are on the brink of death, if not dead already, but that didn’t stop opposing sides from traveling to the Capitol on Monday to take a final stab at the special legislative session’s most contentious issue.

Opponents of the bills began the day by delivering petitions to Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican leaders that represent 50,124 Texans who have shown opposition to legislation that would require Texans to use restrooms and changing rooms that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate or other government document.

“We’re here to say Texans across the state won’t rest until the final gavel — and beyond that, we won’t rest until our leaders recognize that discrimination is reprehensible,” said Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network.

You can’t let up, if you do they will sneak in the bill again or an amendment to a bill that has to be passed.

“We’re going to fight to the end for amendment potential. I know the Senate’s doing the same thing,” he said. “This issue’s not going to go away just because we don’t handle it in the special session. This is going to continue to be an issue for the people of Texas. If we don’t deal with it now, we’re going to have to do it later.

It is simple amazing that the Republicans are so gung ho to pass this law when there is such strong opposition to this bill by the people, religious organizations, businesses, and businesses just to support their conservative bigoted base.

I don’t think that it takes much political insight to know we are going to see this type of bill again.