ANNOUNCING the 2020 Donkey Awards

Now announcing the 2020 Donkey Awards! What are the Donkey Awards, you
ask? It's a part of the inaugural Family Policy Alliance Awards
to recognize the best - and worst - political moves of the
year. While we'll be announcing our "All-Star"
awards soon (for the best of the best), we're kicking off with
the "Donkey Awards" for the biggest political FAILS of the
year.

To do this, we need YOUR input: what was the worst, weirdest, and most
dangerous new law or legislation? YOU decide!

Read the descriptions below in each of the four categories (most
dangerous, biggest threat, most out of touch, and most bizarre), and
then click to VOTE for the one you think should get the
"award." We can't wait to share the results!

 

Most Dangerous New Law

The ABCs of the Birds and the Bees

Do you want your kindergartner to learn the dirty deets on the birds
and the bees? Washington state sure does! Washington's new
radical and controversial sex education law is now one of the worst in
the country. It mandates every public school student take a radical
version of Comprehensive Sex Education. Even worse, it requires sex
education lessons to begin in kindergarten! The state won't
allow teachers to stress abstinence, and children will be taught
controversial content regarding gender identity and the experiences of
LGBT students. Planned Parenthood can even come into the classroom and
teach! Washington parents put up a huge fight opposing the bill by the
tens of thousands, defeating the bill for several years. But this
year, the legislature passed the bill anyway. And while parents can
request an opt-out for their child, school officials can deny these
opt-outs. Washington parents, get ready to do some explaining to your
little ones!

The Thanos Law


No, the great harbinger of death isn't actually Marvel's
notorious bad guy Thanos - he's not real. But Vermont, New
York, Rhode Island, and Illinois are the real-life harbingers of death
for the youngest members of our society. All four states passed a law
known as the Reproductive Health Act that ended all regulations on
abortion in the state, including removing protections for babies born
alive after a failed abortion and protections for women. Virginia also
introduced this law but it did not pass - however, the Governor
became famous for implying the law could allow babies that had already
been born to be left to die.

Which one is more dangerous? VOTE NOW!
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Biggest Threat on the Horizon

The Participation Trophy

Everyone wants to feel special. We get it. And the U.S. Constitution
ensures that, yes, everyone is equal under the law. But the federal
Equality Act would give special, extra privileges to people based on
how they feel about their sexuality. It would force LGBT political
propaganda, sexual education, taxpayer funded "gender transition
surgeries for minors," and more on the entire country.
It's both unnecessary and dangerous.

Henry VIII, Is That You?


When Henry VIII was king of England, he wanted a divorce - which
the Church wasn't likely to grant. Rather than checking his own
heart, he argued a technicality in hopes the Church would change its
stance (and ultimately declared himself the head of the Church in
England to avoid the issue). 500 years later, and not much has
changed. California legislators recently passed a resolution telling
churches how they were failing at showing "love and
compassion," and encouraging churches to change their
theologically-based stances on sex and gender. This included calling
on them to properly model "equitable treatment of all
people." Sound familiar?

Which of these is a bigger threat? Let us know by VOTING HERE!
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Most "Out of Touch" Politician Award

Pennies for Amazon

One state apparently wants to raise money for Amazon. Not the
rainforest - the online superstore.  It's California
- again. Politicians in this state introduced a bill that would
require all retail stores to no longer distinguish between boy and
girl clothes, and boy and girl toys. This law actually requires
retailers to just mix everything up. This will just lead to busy
parents spending an infuriating amount of time searching for
sex-specific items, giving up, and ordering online. These Out of Touch
Politicians must not have young children.

I'll Make a Man Out of You


Illinois politicians might have taken the famous Mulan song too
literally. The state wants a person performing an autopsy to mark the
deceased's likely gender "based on appearance" and
to mark sex based on anatomy. So, if Mulan had died in battle, would
Illinois have remembered her as a woman? Or a man?

Which one feels most out of touch? VOTE HERE!
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Most Bizarre Bill

Mrs. Doubtfire


Remember the 90s comedy where dad becomes a sort of stand-in mom
(nanny)? If California gets its way that may become everyday life in
California. The state introduced a bill that would allow a person who
"changes their gender" to automatically have their sex
marker changed on their marriage license (regardless of whether the
spouse agrees with this) and their child's birth certificate.
Apparently, it doesn't matter whether the child deserves an
accurate birth certificate; it doesn't matter that California is
erasing the meaning of mother and father, husband and wife, and
changing history with easily checked boxes. California just wants to
be like Hollywood.

Sci-Fi Families

Queue the eerie space music. Some Colorado politicians want to
redefine parenthood. According to these politicians, giving birth
doesn't necessarily make you a mom - but being involved in
a child's life could make you a mom. For example, if a
grandmother helped raise her grandchild while her daughter adjusted to
being a single parent, that grandmother might be able to sue for
parenthood. "Parenthood" is reduced to a contract about a
child. Yes, it's creepy.

Which is the most bizarre bill? VOTE NOW!
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So there you have it - our list of the 2020 Donkey Award nominees. Now
you get to choose the winner in each category. You can check back to
see which contestants are leading from time to time. We'll announce
the final winners soon.
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Don't forget to share this with your friends and family so they too
can weigh in and tell us which of these is the worst of the worst.

And be on the watch for our All Stars Honors list coming in just a few
weeks. We'll be honoring the best of the best and you won't want to
miss out on all the good things we were able to find!

Sincerely,


Meridian Baldacci
Policy and Communications Strategist


 


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