Just another racist homophobe with a law degree and a chip on his shoulder which makes him overqualified for the Trump administration.
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i have stated repeatedly that the main idea behind sessons and these other appointments is the continuation of attacks and implementation of restrictive minority (black/brown) voting laws and programs that states can put into effect without worry that the DOJ or ANY federal agency will challenge.
changing demographics make it nearly certain, that the republicans will no longer be possible to win a presidential election without finding more and more ways to prevent/not count minority votes.
the pretender is a product of voting theft and he knows itâŚeveryone involved knows it and they are making sure it doesnât matter that the rest of us know it too!
this is the GREATEST issue facing this country and someone from our side betting pick up the ball or you can expect 8 years of the pretender with even worse to follow.greg palest
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Itâs gonna take a âlot a smartinââ to get folks back where they belong. Itâs a good thing he picked his cabinet on the basis of âsmartsâ , you know, with them high IQs and all. Like he said yesterday.
Like my bigoted racist aunt said in WVA in the 50s ⌠âwe keep them in their placeâ. Well, hot damn, weâre gonna make that part of murrica great aginâ real quick. How many bubbles are in a bar of soap anyway ??
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No, you have it backwards, although admittedly the article is not much help in figuring out who is on what side. UNC chose to observe HB2. The state of NC and UNC were challenged on the law and its implementation and Gore represented UNC against the challenge to their implementation of the law.
Groups Challenging HB2 Respond to UNC Position on Discriminatory Law
APRIL 7, 2016
RALEIGH â The University of North Carolina system today announced that it has chosen to follow House Bill 2, a sweeping anti-LGBT law that would prevent transgender students, employees, and visitors from using the restrooms that correspond to their gender identity.
In response, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, Lambda Legal, and Equality NC released the following joint statement:
âItâs incredibly disappointing that the University of North Carolina has concluded it is required to follow this discriminatory measure at the expense of the privacy, safety, and wellbeing of its students and employees, particularly those who are transgender. By requiring people to use restrooms that do not correspond to their gender identity, this policy not only endangers and discriminates against transgender people â it also violates federal law.â
http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/nc_20160407_groups-challenging-hb2-respond-to-unc
Therefore, Gore defended the implementation of the law. He is not a good guy. Another box ticked on the Trump checklist.
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Ah. Now it all makes sense. Big flurries of concern over Sessions, who is merely a figurehead, while sneaking Gore into the real action spot. More gerrymandering anyone?
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Opposite land continues: a lawyer known for opposing civil rights now in charge of DOJ unit handling it.
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Voter suppression will be one of the main agenda items for the Trump cadre. The challenge for them is their rural LoFo followers are dumb enough to be impacted by many rules, so theyâll probably just target urban areas to suppress the vote only of Democrats.
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Voter suppression has been one of the top 3 issues for the Repubs since 2008 - it is just going to flower under Trump even faster, but it is a state by state issue.
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An Executive Order may not be used to abrogate legislation.
I agree. Voter suppression is a part of the GOP tool to usurp and retain power undemocratically. While the GOP has run the operation in the states, it will now have the full support and assistance of the DOJ. During the Obama years DOJ resisted voter suppression.
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Okay, he isnât eliminating it. Heâs ordered federal agencies (notably, HHS and Treasury) to:
Sec. 2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies (agencies) with authorities and responsibilities under the Act shall exercise all authority and discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.
(Emphasis added.)
The Secretary of HHS has the authority under the law to grant hardship exemptions to the penalties used to enforce the individual mandate.
The Orange Menace has just told the Secretary of HHS (not Price, I hope, although any other candidate would likely be as bad) that Administration policy on waivers is, âAsk and you shall receive.â
The law isnât repealed â the enforcement mechanism (and it was a pretty lame mechanism) has been gutted.
I was about to blow a gasket when I saw a Buzzfeed article explaining that while UNC initially said it would comply with the law⌠a month later UNC switched its position. A pleading co-signed by Gore argued that UNC should be dismissed as a defendant based on this new position - i.e. no need to sue UNC because it was out. If thatâs true, I think he gets a pass on that one.
His work on redistricting cases may be more troubling.