Good thing I wasn't taking a drink when I read this. https://t.co/4NvdAkKgUc
— BT (@back_ttys) May 5, 2016
The U.S. Justice Department is challenging North Carolina’s HB2, the so-called “bathroom law,” saying it is in violation of the Civil Rights Act:
The federal letters said, “Access to sex-segregated restrooms and other workplace facilities consistent with gender identity is a term, condition or privilege of employment. Denying such access to transgender individuals, whose gender identity is different from their gender assigned at birth, while affording it to similarly situated non-transgender employees, violates Title VII.”
The Justice Department letters ask for a response by May 9 on “whether you will remedy these violations of Title VII.”
At today’s White House briefing, Josh Earnest again went out of his way to put his comedy stylings on full display:
Josh Earnest says Justice Dept. threat to NC was “independent” of the White House
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 5, 2016
.@PressSec on @TheJusticeDept HB2 NC letter "was made independent of any kind of political interference and direction from the White House"
— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) May 5, 2016
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Sure it was https://t.co/cRV6zWpNKJ
— Deplorable Petr (@PragueArtist) May 5, 2016
LOL! Oh my God! The dishonesty of Obama's Administration and his spokesman. These are bad people.
— Son of Liberty (@davidcmcalpine) May 5, 2016
@charliespiering @kevincorke Because it's not like the President has any authority over the totally independent, non-partisan @DOJ, right?
— Jeff McIrish (@JeffMcIrish) May 5, 2016
I'm calling bullshit.
https://t.co/H7lDwxYh3J— Christy ÓCatháin – Iowa Girl (@cdokane) May 5, 2016
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