An ACLU spokesman said "it's nothing more than a "political stunt." Yet, attorneys general in twelve states are spending taxpayer money to sue President Obama over the administration's memo on bathroom policy, claiming that he has over-reached his authority over the states.
The ACLU clarified that the suit, as currently written, will not get a hearing because the plaintiffs lack standing to sue. “The Supreme Court has made clear that one cannot sue an agency just
because they disagree with the agency’s guidance. If these attorneys general disagree with the agency’s interpretation
of what the federal ban on sex discrimination means, they can make that
argument to the court when it arises in a real case.”
James Esseks, director of the ACLU’s LGBT Project says that there “have been no disruptions, increases in
public safety incidents, nor invasions of privacy related to protections
for transgender people. . . .
"The federal agencies named in this lawsuit have
not changed existing obligations under the law. Our civil rights laws,
including Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, have long
prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex, and federal courts and
agencies have long recognized that this includes protections for
transgender people."
That's right. Federal courts have already ruled favorably on protection for trans people in civil rights laws. This is not an Obama creation.
Ralph
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