Campaign for Working Families by Gary Bauer
The so-called "Equality Act" passed the House of Representatives Friday. Every Democrat voted for it, and all but eight Republicans voted against it.
It does many things, like amending civil rights law to include "gender identity." And it contains the kind of broad language that the courts have used for decades to force radical social change on the American people.
The legislation tramples on privacy rights and eviscerates the legal definition of women and girls. It will likely lead to the end of girls sports by forcing them to compete against biological men, which is already happening.
It will make it more likely that your wives, daughters and granddaughters will be forced to share locker rooms, bathrooms, showers and dorms with men and boys.
But there's more. It will be hard to defend religious liberty because it declares that the rights of various sexual minorities trump religious liberty.
Fortunately, the Equality Act will be stopped in the Senate. Over the weekend, several Republican senators pledged to me that they would do everything possible to prevent a vote. If by some chance it did get a vote and passed, I am confident that President Trump would veto it.
Fortunately, the Equality Act will be stopped in the Senate. Over the weekend, several Republican senators pledged to me that they would do everything possible to prevent a vote. If by some chance it did get a vote and passed, I am confident that President Trump would veto it.
But here's what is so disturbing and revealing: In 1993, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed the Congress. It reaffirmed that the First Amendment was a paramount principle in our republic and that religious liberty took precedence in government policy.
That bill passed unanimously in the House of Representatives. It passed the Senate 97-to-3. It was signed into law by Bill Clinton.
That bill passed unanimously in the House of Representatives. It passed the Senate 97-to-3. It was signed into law by Bill Clinton.
The Equality Act just passed essentially repeals RFRA. The position of Republicans has not changed since 1993. The vast majority of Republicans continues to support religious liberty.
What has changed is the Democrat Party and so-called "progressives." They went from near unanimous support of RFRA in 1993 to throwing religious liberty under the bus in 2019.
What has changed is the Democrat Party and so-called "progressives." They went from near unanimous support of RFRA in 1993 to throwing religious liberty under the bus in 2019.
Share this fact with your children and grandchild who might be tempted by the siren song of the left.
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