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6 Supreme Court Justices Brazenly Proclaim Themselves Legislators in Landmark Decision

By: Jim Daly

I’m extremely disappointed to learn that the U.S. Supreme Court today took it upon itself to brazenly rewrite a federal employment statute to add sexual orientation and gender identity to a list of protected classes contained in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 

When that landmark civil rights statute was enacted by duly elected representatives of the people, Congress never imagined or intended that “sex” meant anything other than biological males and females. 

Yet in this opinion six justices have done what Congress never intended to do and has explicitly rejected many times over the years since 1964. It has equated the term “sex” with homosexuality and gender identity.

Legislation is supposed to be the province of Congress, not the courts. I agree with Justice Samuel Alito’s strong observation at the beginning of his dissenting opinion in today’s case: 

“There is only one word for what the Court has done today:  legislation.”

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Locks Jewish Parks
Despite Supporting Massive Protests, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Locks up Jewish Parks
By: Zachary Mettler

On Sunday, protesters marched outside Brooklyn Museum in support of a Black Trans Lives Matter rally. On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio marched with protesters to support Black Lives Matter.

However, also on Monday, de Blasio had a gate to a park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a large Orthodox Jewish community welded shut ostensibly because kids may violate social distancing while playing.

In one video, New York City Parks Department workers can be seen welding shut the metal gate to the Middleton Playground.

In response, in another video, Orthodox Jews can be seen using a wire cutter to cut the metal chain that locked the gates and parks to allow their children to go play.
Religious Conservatives
Senator Hawley: ‘It’s Time for Religious Conservatives to Stand Up and Speak Out’
By: Bruce Hausknecht

Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley was none too pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday in Bostock v. Clayton County, which redefined the word “sex” in the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include homosexuality and transgenderism.

In a Senate floor speech yesterday (text reprinted here), Hawley criticized the decision as the result of several things: judges acting as legislators, Congress refusing to pass laws and leaving issues for the judiciary to insert itself, and a failure of the conservative judicial nominating process. He declared the conservative legal movement a failure.
NCAA Boycott
ACLU, SPLC and LGBT Activist Groups Urge NCAA to Boycott Idaho – Because the State Protects Girls’ Sports
By: Jeff Johnston

Boise, Idaho is one of eight cities currently scheduled to host games in the first round of the NCAA 2021 “March Madness” men’s basketball tournament. But because Idaho passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, the ACLU and a coalition of activist groups have asked the NCAA to boycott the state.

The ACLU, which filed a lawsuit challenging the Fairness Act, recently sent a letter to the NCAA Bid Selection Committee, saying: “We are writing to request you relocate all NCAA events, including the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship games, from Idaho due to the state’s recent passage of dangerous anti-transgender legislation that prohibits certain groups of student athletes from participating in school sports.”

Contrary to the letter, the Fairness Act, HB 500, doesn’t prohibit students from playing sports in Idaho. It simply keeps sports segregated based on biological sex – so that boys participate with boys and girls with girls.
Heartbeat Bill
Georgia Continues to Fight for Heartbeat Bill in the Courts
By: Brittany Raymer

Attorneys representing the State of Georgia were in court earlier this week fighting against the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) bid to make the temporary ban against Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill permanent.

Signed into legislation last year, Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill was one of many signed into law in various states. These bills prevent abortion after the heartbeat of the preborn baby is detected, which is about the sixth week of pregnancy. Georgia’s bill also redefined personhood to include preborn babies and embryos.

However, most of the laws were immediately challenged by pro-abortion activists and placed under an immediate injunction.

The vote and signing of the bill was especially contentious in Georgia, where Hollywood has a massive presence and studio productions, including the Avengers films. Several celebrities, including Alyssa Milano, J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and others, spoke out against the legislation. Some said that they would no longer film in Georgia if it were to become law.
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