Last week South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have restricted bathroom access for transgender students. This bill was one of those “culture war” issues that the Right gets upset about for no good reason.
Really. How many transgender students are there in South Dakota? Is this a real issue?
The Governor said the bill did “not address any pressing issue.” He went on to say, “If and when these rare situations arise, I believe local school officials are best positioned to address them. Instead of encouraging local solutions, this bill broadly regulates in a manner that invites conflict and litigation, diverting energy and resources from the education of the children of this state.”
My question is, why isn’t Gov. Daugaard running for the Republican nomination for the Presidency? He sounds so reasonable.
Information for this post came from Mitch Smith, “South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bathroom Limit on Transgender Students,” New YorkTimes, Mar. 2, 2016, p. A12.
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