Transgender ban suspended by Mattis

[Commodus]

And the hits keep rolling in for Trump today. Courts have blocked his transgender ban.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lawsuits-us-military-transgender-ban-1.4264933

I saw that and almost had to laugh -- it's like everything Trump wanted is falling apart all at once. At this rate you wonder what will be left for Trump and the Republicans by the mid-term elections.

 

[UNCjigga]

I saw that and almost had to laugh -- it's like everything Trump wanted is falling apart all at once. At this rate you wonder what will be left for Trump and the Republicans by the mid-term elections.

Don't worry, he'll still get tax cuts. Gorsuch and tax cuts for the rich will be his legacy.

 

[feralkid]

What does suspenderet mean?

It's someone who wears both suspenders and a beret.

 

[Commodus]

For those who are curious, the court provided a great takedown of the Trump administration's case. Basically, it was patently obvious that the government had no evidence to support its claims that this would hurt effectiveness or cost a lot of money. It was all about "animus" toward transgender people using "overbroad generalizations."

The most amusing part is that Trump and crew admitted that they would need to collect evidence to support the ban... but of course, doing that would mean eliminating the ban, since there's no evidence to support it. It's like a bigotry Catch-22.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Suck it Trump.

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that transgender people can enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump‘s opposition.

The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump’s demand to ban transgender individuals from the military. Two federal courts already have ruled against the ban.

https://globalnews.ca/news/3909374/transgender-people-enlist-u-s-military-starting-jan-1/

 

[IronWing]

It's not a gender ban because only people from seven genders are affected. People of normal gender can join so it's not a gender ban.

/slow