Pat McCrory Issues Angry Statement After Federal Appeals Court Upholds Transgender Rights Ruling

[KamaAina]

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/pat_mccrory_issues_angry_statement_after_federal_appeals_court_upholds_transgender_rights_ruling

Gov. Pat McCrory has just issued a statement attacking a federal appeals court decision Tuesday that upheld the equality rights of transgender students. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rehear a Virginia case yesterday in which it had already decided that under federal law transgender students have the right to sue for sex discrimination. North Carolina is under the rule of the 4th Circuit, and Gov. McCrory knows that this is yet another ruling that proves his anti-LGBT law HB2 illegal.

In his statement the North Carolina Republican governor attacks the "Obama courts and administration" for wanting to ensure transgender students are not discriminated against.

But Tuesday's majority ruling was written by a judge originally placed on the federal bench by President George W. Bush. And while President Obama nominated Judge Henry Floyd to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, he was unanimously confirmed in 2011 by a majority Republican Senate, 96-0. A South Carolina native, his nomination was supported by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

In his statement (above, via Buzzfeed's Dominic Holden), McCrory also calls for the Virginia case to head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Given the court's current makeup, it's more than likely the 4th Circuit ruling will be upheld.

[LostOne4Ever]

1. The poor baby didn't get his way, so now he's crying. Maybe he could learn not to be a bigot.

[gratuitous]

2. Next time check the law, Governor?

You probably should veto any bill reinstituting slavery in North Carolina, too.

Money wasting, divisive, anti-citizen dumbass.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Ah, the whole "Obama Courts" fallback

like that totally invalidates their ruling. And, as it turns out, isn't even an applicable slur against the Court in the first place.