HRC Article:
WASHINGTON — Last night, President Biden signed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, which includes a provision inserted by Speaker Mike Johnson blocking healthcare for the transgender children of military servicemembers. This provision, the first anti-LGBTQ+ federal law enacted since the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, will rip medically necessary care from the transgender children of thousands of military families – families who make incredible sacrifices in defense of the country each and every day. The last anti-LGBTQ+ federal law that explicitly targeted military servicemembers was Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, which went into effect in 1994.
Biden’s press release:
No service member should have to decide between their family’s health care access and their call to serve our Nation.
Further cementing both parties as part and parcel to the problems in America.
One wrecks shop, the other apologizes and “hopes” they don’t wreck it more, really really with sugar on top, BLM, 💜💜
I’m not sure what I’m insulted by more, the fascists or the pandering corporate Democrat liars pretending we’re all best friends.
Neither speak for our country. We, the workers, the toilers, the sticks that churn this economy should be the ones speaking for it, not these thieves and grifters.
We need bernie to make this new party
Bernie doesn’t have a ton of tread on his tires.
I like AOC, but I get that half of the country would never vote for her because sassy woman minority, etc.
Now, there is one guy who would never do it, but could get elected in a heartbeat, and would be a firebrand, like Bernie and would likely turn us around.
Jon Stewart.
Don’t like it, vote Dem to keep right wing movements out of DC
If it’s the only option.
But it’s kinda like the Mcgriddle. I don’t even want to be at McDonalds. I’m just taking the best they’ve got.
That’s life, the only way to push the country left, is to keep electing people who can be pushed left. Obama/Biden were against gay marriage in 2008, they legalized it in 2015.
What do you think “pushed left” looks like? Because it’s certainly not a round of handshakes and “I know you tried your best, I’m with you no matter what” when they abandon the issues you care about. This is the pushing.
Brother, I grew up in the 80s through 12 straight years of Republican dominance. Do you wanna what happened during those times?
Incarceration rates skyrocketed due to the war on drugs.
Reagan blamed gays for the aids epidemic.
Corporate money exploding in DC and Republicans blocking every bill to limit downvoting with their super majorities.
The list goes on and on.
Ok? So did I. Reagan is the most significant single cause of many of our problems today. That doesn’t answer the question. What do you think “pushing left” looks like?
Pushing left is the left getting angry at Democrats when they’re abandoned. The far right do it all the time. A lot of incumbents lost their seats for compromising on their shitty issues, but the end result is that the party feared them and went right.
You know the Dems have went more left if you grew up around the same time as me. 80s Dems vs 20s Dems have distinct differences. I even gave you an example.
You’re still dodging the question. From over a week ago now.
This is literally a result of voting Democratic. It’s a Democratic president signing it and a Democratic senate passing it. If this passed next month you’d have a point.
Don’t like it, vote Dem