DL Fave Adam Kinzinger voted against the Equality Act

He is a perfect example of what happened to republicans. He is not even close to moderate yet he is at least sane and patriotic. There are no moderate republicans but the media demands Dems have moderates and give in to them. Dems are held to completely different standards.

Unfortunately the self loathing idiot gays don’t care because he’s supposedly “hot.” What’s strange is he’s not all that - he’s 43, has no ass, and you can find much hotter younger guys on the street.

3 republican Yes votes were from Katko (NY), Reed (NY), and Fitzpatrick (PA).

The 3 voted Yes in 2019 for the equality act but now voted No for the 2021 bill were Mario Diaz Balart (FL), Elise Stefanik (NY), and Jeff Van Drew (NJ).

But some Republicans worry that this week's controversial antics from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who harassed Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.) over her transgender daughter, have stomped on their attempts to sensitively communicate why they are opposed to the LGBTQ rights bill. Most Republicans say they oppose the measure due to its perceived infringement on religious freedom, not out of discriminatory sentiment toward LGBTQ people -- a fine line that Greene has effectively erased.

The Greene-Newman incident has revived a thorny issue for the GOP, which has wrestled over its stance on gay marriage and battled accusations that it's not inclusive or protective of LGBTQ rights. Just last year, former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) was censured by his state party for officiating a same-sex marriage; he wound up losing his primary race.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), who is hosting a transgender person on his podcast next week to discuss military issues, said it’s “pretty damn important” for the GOP to clearly articulate why they oppose this particular bill.

“There’s definitely a wrong way to message everything,” he added.

I also find it interesting that Katko has consistently done the right thing so far this year. Maybe he'll switch...

[quote]Most Republicans say they oppose the measure due to its perceived infringement on religious freedom, not out of discriminatory sentiment toward LGBTQ people -- a fine line that Greene has effectively erased.

I couldn't give a flying fuck about this distinction. "Most Republicans" can take their "religious freedom" and go fuck themselves.

The. Enemy. Of. Your. Enemy. Is. Not. Your. Friend.

Whether it's Adam Kinzinger, or the Lincoln Project, or George Will, or Mitt Romney, just because a Republican spoke out against Trump doesn't mean they magically became supportive of progressive ideals.

I think as horrible as it is to witness votes like this and behold the hatred, it only helps our cause. LET them vote against us, LET them vote against inclusion, against equality, against liberty, against freedom. Let the People see the monster.

Is this the Act that says transvestites are women?

The equal rights act’s perceived infringement on religious freedom is to appease the racist and bigoted evangelicals.

Equal rights has nothing to do with religious freedom.

The equal rights act must be marketed as an act for all people. Remember when gay marriage was not approved and then it got rebranded it to marriage equality which sounded like it was for everybody?

Off topic, but this is my favorite video of the day.

I don't think it's fair to female high school athletes to allow XYs to compete against them. Apart from that, I support the bill.

[quote] I don't think it's fair to female high school athletes to allow XYs to compete against them.

That's why it didn't pass. I don't agree with it either

I'm ONE HUNDRED percent aligned with you, OP! Kinzinger gets such a pass just because he is MARGINALLY better that die-hard Trumpsters and because he's reasonably attractive. He still actually voted FOR Trump in 2020. He still voted overwhelmingly WITH Trump in Congress. He is trying to have it both ways. He gets to go on CNN and MSNBC and look like a dying breed... the "reasonable" Republican. But deep down he's just as heartless and morally corrupt as 99% of every other Republican.

[quote] That's why it didn't pass.

1) Wrong. It did pass

2) Predicating the lives of literally millions working, tax-paying adults on the minuscule possibility of a worst case scenario doesn't make sense to me.

What if the situation were reversed and we decided to tax churches but voted it down because a couple of convents then might not be able to financially support Girl Scout troops?

[quote] I don't think it's fair to female high school athletes to allow XYs to compete against them. Apart from that, I support the bill.

There is no "apart from that." That is the thrust of the bill. Those who voted for it should be ashamed.

That's ^^^ just bizarre.

Here is the bill as proposed.

The 22 bullet points mention everything from courts, to housing, to workplace protections, to conversion therapy to even breast feeding.

The words "school sports" do not come up in a search.

This bill is about basic human dignity.

If the bill is just about basic human dignity then stop trying to erase the basic rights and dignity of women.

I oppose the bill as it stands. Fucking change it to protect women and girls and recognize their sex based protections and rights.

This is why you STFU about "woke" and every other thing for which you go off about the left. The right will always be dangerous garbage. All of them.

Marjorie, r20, please explain how this bill erases the basic rights and dignity of women.

R20, don't be confusing the worst antics of trans activists with the vast majority of trans people who are not making extravagant claims about gender but just going about their lives and who deserve some protection.

R20 is full of shit as usual.

LOL. As if it wasn't clear enough that the anti trans trolls are right wing extremists. Sure, they do it to "protect" the dignity of girls and women. Like the right wingers "protect" women from getting an abortion or coming forward to report sexual assault.

I can understand why some people have a problem with trans girls in girls' sports. TBH, I'm not sure what I think about it myself. But this is a very minor part of the Equality Act that has been homed in on and made to appear like it was the main point *because* it is still controversial, whereas to most sane Americans in 2021, notions such as "you shouldn't be able to fire/evict/refuse services to people because they are gay" and "you shouldn't be able to fire/demote a woman because she got pregnant or wouldn't blow you" are really not that controversial. The right wing has focused on the specter of trannies on the playing field and in the locker room because it allows them to oppose this bill while pretending they are not anti-gay or anti-equality for women, but simply want to protect women and girls.

The right wing exploits a genuine temporarily concern. Adjusting to trans in women spaces and in women's sports is a fairly new thing. It will sort itself out rather sooner than later on its own. The right wing hysteria blows it up to a toxic level to make it a hot button issue like illegal aliens, Liberal socialism, gay marriage, abortion, etc.

If Adam Kinzinger weren’t attractive and a publicity hound, we would have no interest in him. I hope he loses his house seat during the primary challenge we all know it’s coming.

Let's see, what is the bigger threat to America, Donald Trump, or not letting men use the women's restroom room?

He's a typical establishment Republican, so compared to Trumpians, you can see him as being the lesser of two evils.

And that's the thing. The Democratic Party isn't the lesser of two evils when the GQP is next to it. They are the world's savior at this point. That's how evil and pathetic the GQP has become. And we've got Trump to thank for that.

[quote]their attempts to sensitively communicate why they are opposed to the LGBTQ rights bill

This from the Politico at R3 is why I fucking HATE Politico. There is no "sensitive" reason to oppose this bill, and there is no real difference between a polite opposition to this bill and Greene's crazy alt-right LGBT hate. Being polite about being a bigot isn't really any better than being a nutjob about your bigotry.

[quote]Let's see, what is the bigger threat to America, Donald Trump, or not letting men use the women's restroom room?

I'm old, I remember when there were genderless restrooms in the 1990s, it was a big trend, probably because of Ally McBeal, and there was no Tranny Crime Wave Spree like the trolls keep saying is going to happen, so it just confounds me that these people say "Well at least Trump won't allow men in the bathrooms!" like that's a real worry.

R33, um, just where were these genderless communal restrooms? Some specifics please. Not single usage rooms but communal ones. .

The refusal to acknowledge the difference between men and women and how that plays out innthe REAL world is the problem here. Pandering to the demands of a tiny segment of people who want to larp through life based on their delusions is the problem.

Refusing to see how the erasure of women's specific SEX BASED differences leads to the need for SEX BASED protections and rights for women is the true bigotry.

Anyone who refuses to acknowledge this is either wilfully stupid or a simple misogynist.

[quote] If Adam Kinzinger weren’t attractive and a publicity hound, we would have no interest in him. I hope he loses his house seat during the primary challenge we all know it’s coming.

I realize Kinzonger's no saint, but he'll probably get primaried by somebody much more trumpy and insane than he is, so why would you wish for that person to win?

[quote] The refusal to acknowledge the difference between men and women and how that plays out innthe REAL world is the problem here.

No it's not. Most of us acknowledge that there physiological differences between men and women, we just don't think the inclusion of a few possibly questionable rights for trans people is reason enough to toss out the whole bill and all of the needed and important rights and protections it would extend to gays and, guess who, women.

As you yourself pointed out, trans people make up only a tiny segment of the population, so there's never going to be an army of former males waiting to storm the women's restroom or sign up for girls' sports in any given location. And as r27 says, it'll sort itself out in time; no need to blow up a 99 percent desirable bill over it.

[quote]trans people make up only a tiny segment of the population, so there's never going to be an army of former males (or females)

There are more trans people than lesbians among Gen Z.

and Millennials.

[quote] There are more trans people than lesbians among Gen Z.

Sure, Jan.

How much of a dick do you have to be to hate both Trump and gay people?

Katko is from Upstate NY Syracuse - Trump lost in his district he knows what the right side is. They’re not too far gone up there.

Why can’t they just pass a gay/lesbian/bi bill and do the rest in a separate bill at the same time?

r43, LOL like the right wing wouldn't come up with a fake reason to oppose that one, too.

Who cares, r44. Split them out anyway.

r45, that shows where your true loyalties are. With the right wing and their divide & conquer scheme.

I don’t have loyalties - true or otherwise - to directional wings.

Is this the Tranny bill ?

R3 fuck Van Drew in the ass with his stupid pocket squares.

Oh the insane anti-trans trolls are here. You incels give this more attention than anybody. I have some issue with the sports thing but FUCK you trolls just lose your SHIT because you are trying to be divisive.

You still haven't explained yourself, r35 Marjorie. Calling people ignorant is not a very good argument. You also forgot the third option, which is that you don't like trans people. This bill does no harm to women and you haven't even tried to explain how it would.

Gosh, the tranny defenders are so fucking annoying...

This "Equality" act is a slap in the face of the women's rights. Only misogynists/tranny fuckers are happy with this "equality act".

Van Drew , who bears more than a passing resemblance to Leslie Jordan, was a Democrat last time the bill came up

There are people who cling to religion for the sole reason that it gives them power to oppress LGBTQ people. We have to be protected against them, or they will marginalize us to nothing.

Both Sidezinger is at it again:

Did he explain his vote?

He knows they’re all in open relationships anyways...

King.

This bill is going to end so many careers of bio(chuckle)women. It’s going to be so sad but so necessary to watch.

I'm glad to see them so divided. I'm not under any illusions about him, or Liz Cheney or Romney or Collins, or the Senator from Alaska, etc.

[quote] The right wing has focused on the specter of trannies on the playing field and in the locker room because it allows them to oppose this bill while pretending they are not anti-gay or anti-equality for women, but simply want to protect women and girls.

So take away the ammo: make it clear that no one born male can complete in women’s sports! *boom!!*. Problem solved.

Look, I have a soft spot for Kinzinger too because he hates McCarthy and Trump. But his voting record speaks for itself and we need to remember who he is and who Liz Cheney is.

Kinzinger defended Newman when MTG attacked Newman's (now) daughter.

But...

The Chicago Sun-Times:

[quote] Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly released the proposed new congressional map on Friday, with the lines drawn to yield 14 Democratic and three Republican districts. The Illinois Democrats, who control the state House, Senate and governorship, drew odd-shaped districts — referred to as gerrymandered districts — designed to sweep in Democratic strongholds and shed GOP turf.

[quote] GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis have said they may run for senator or governor if they determine there is no district where they have a chance to win. Kinzinger, of Channahon, who carved out a national profile with his anti-Trump crusade, is in a district with freshman Democrat Marie Newman of LaGrange. The district has a Democratic edge. Kinzinger’s political problem is that he is a major target of the pro-Trump forces in the GOP.

[quote] Kinzinger lashes out in a statement:

[quote] “I have proudly served six terms in the U.S. House and it has been an honor to do so. Following the release of the new congressional maps for Illinois, my team and I will spend some time looking them over and reviewing all of the options, including those outside the House. This redistricting process has been anything but transparent, which comes as no surprise to anyone. I believe the people of Illinois deserve better.”

[quote] he’s not all that - he’s 43, has no ass,

Prove to me he has no ass!

I insist that politicians have asses.

[quote]There are no moderate republicans but the media demands Dems have moderates and give in to them. Dems are held to completely different standards.

Dems do this to themselves. Schumer could nuke the filibuster so that Sinema and Manchin don’t matter…if he wanted to.

R66, please explain how Schumer gets 50 votes without Sinema and Manchin.

Please show your work.

The Equality Act has gender provisions that make the entire act dangerous, if those provisions weren't in there it would be good.