@Julian658
A Republican has spoken once again. Doc, you often forget you are pretending to be a Republican.
Thank you for once again making my point about the co opting of the conservative movement in this country. Yet another made up crisis to distract us from the dire situation in which we find ourselves. Another issue to keep the middle class occupied while the wealthy owners of today's Republican party pick their pocket.
So for some reason you have concluded that I am not a republican because I want the party to take on substantive issues rather than worrying about bullshit like this. You are illustrative of the decay of the party.
But I will give you a serious answer.
Do you think the trans female Rugby player who is 6'2" 220 lb should play with girls that are on the average 5'6" 125 lb?
Two answers.
The first is NO.
But in saying that I would like to point out that on the Canadian team alone there is a 92 pound difference between Loose Forward Matt Heaton and Lock Matt Tierney. But of course the way to deal with this is to have the various leagues and accrediting authorities deal with it.
Second answer.
This is another example of the out-of-control nonsense the extreme wing of the democratic party sometimes forwards. (I do not say left wing because it would, quite rightly, offend true leftists.)
BUT Julian.
I am a Republican. The problem with this is much bigger than whether MMA chicks should fight dudes. It is that this is a classic example of the failure of the concept of states rights. What the Republicans are ignoring is that on the issue of sports the the local schools, the US Government should have no role at all. And even if there is a problem certainly not by presidential proclamation.
If the US Government finds that an organization or other government agency (such as the public schools) is violating someone's rights, they have a good remedy through the courts. That is what the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department is for. This should be decided in the courts, not on the Resolute desk.
We saw plenty of examples of this played out under Trump. Many of his executive orders were struck down in the courts. Why? Because he was acting beyond his authority. By the way, if I had the helm I would eliminate the Department of Education. It only exists to weasel into issues that should be handled by the state and local governments.
We have a bigger overarching problem though. That is the absolute gridlock in Washington. That is what is causing so many things to be handled through executive order or legislative fiat. Remember when Mitch McConnell said that he would try to block EVERYTHING that Obama did? He did not add, "unless it is good for the country". Being good for the country these days is not even a consideration. All that matters is what is popular with one's political base.
Some would say that this is what is wrong with our two party form of representative government in the first place. After all. Should not a representative be taught to "dance with them that brung ya?"
In the "olden" days we Republicans frequently compromised with Democrats when it was good for the country. (And they with us.) Indeed this pandemic is a classic example of just how bad it can get when 500K people have to die for some toxic though weirdly effective political rhetoric.
That Julian, is an answer.