Announcing the "WINNERS" of the 2020 Donkey Awards

 

We asked. You voted. Now, the results are in.

Over the last two weeks, we've asked YOU to vote for the worst,
most out of touch, and most bizarre policy moves of the year in our
2020 Donkey Awards. Your votes are in, and we're here to
announce the "award winners." Keep reading to see if your
picks received an "award!"

#5: Most Bizarre Bill: Mrs. Doubtfire

A whopping 72% of you voted for California's "Mrs.
Doubtfire" bill as the Most Bizarre Bill of 2020. If made law,
this bill 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. It reminds us a lot of the classic 90s comedy where dad becomes
a stand-in "mom" (nanny). It's bizarre indeed!

#4: Most Out of Touch: Pennies for Amazon

With another strong showing at 67% of the vote, California's
"Pennies for Amazon" bill takes the Most Out of Touch
Politician "award." Politicians in this state introduced a
bill that would require all retail stores to no longer distinguish
between boys' and girls' clothes, and boys' and
girls' toys. This bill 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 - or they want to raise money for Amazon?

#3: Biggest Threat on the Horizon: The Participation Trophy

Two-thirds of you voted for the federal Equality Act legislation, or
the "Participation Trophy," as the Biggest Threat on the
Horizon. And we understand why. While the U.S. Constitution already
ensures that everyone is equal under the law, 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. "Biggest
Threat" seems appropriate!

#2: Most Dangerous New Law: The Thanos Law

This was our closest category, with just over half of you choosing the
radical abortion "Thanos" laws as the Most Dangerous New
Law, and the rest (44%) choosing Washington state's radical sex
education law. While both are very dangerous in their own way, we
understand why the Thanos laws "won" the
"title:" they, like Marvel's Thanos, are harbingers
of death for the youngest members of Vermont, New York, Rhode Island,
and Illinois. 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.

#1: The "Are You Kidding Me?" Bill of the Year: The Cow
Jumped Over the Moo--, er, the Trailer

Just for fun, here's a bonus "award" chosen by our
team: the Are you kidding me? "award" goes to a bill about
cows in New Jersey. The backstory: A pregnant cow jumped off a trailer
truck headed to the slaughterhouse. The cow was rescued and gave birth
two days later. This isn't fiction. In fact, the story is so
real New Jerseyans named the cow Brianna and are going wild over her
calf. New Jerseyans are so in love, legislators are now working to
pass a bill that protects pregnant cows from slaughter. Whether this
is a good idea or not, there's a great irony: while New Jersey
hustles to save a baby cow, it won't do the same for a human
baby.

BUT WAIT...the fun's not over!

While this wraps up our 2020 Donkey "Awards," it's
only the beginning for our Family Policy Alliance Awards. Next Friday,
we'll release the BEST of 2020 in our Family Policy Alliance
All-Star Awards. We'll be dropping hints on social media
throughout the week, so stay tuned and be sure to follow us on
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram if you haven't already!
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We can't wait to share the best of 2020. Will your state be in
the mix?

Blessings,


Meridian Baldacci
Policy and Communications Strategist

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