{"id":1324012,"date":"2022-02-21T20:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T01:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1324012"},"modified":"2022-02-21T20:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T01:22:41","slug":"nebraska-citys-fairness-ordinance-triggers-firestorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-citys-fairness-ordinance-triggers-firestorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska City\u2019s \u2018Fairness Ordinance\u2019 Triggers Firestorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnebraska-citys-fairness-ordinance-triggers-firestorm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1324012&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A \u201cfairness ordinance\u201d in a Nebraska city has triggered a firestorm, with one state pro-family organization claiming it will trample on First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln City Council, located in the state capital, passed the ordinance on Feb. 14, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/journalstar.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/fairness-ordinance-brings-lincolns-human-rights-commission-into-spotlight\/article_4adb9318-a245-5e53-b180-ab18965cf88e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> by the Lincoln Journal Star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 67-page ordinance affects everyone in the city from churches and schools to your gym and local swimming pool. It\u2019s a nonpartisan issue,\u201d Karen Bowling, executive director of the Nebraska Family Alliance said in a Feb. 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskafamilyalliance.org\/nfa-launches-citywide-grassroots-campaign-calling-for-a-vote-of-the-people\/\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThe ordinance penalizes citizens for expressing a worldview different from those currently in positions of political power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group claimed in a Feb. 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskafamilyalliance.org\/nfa-files-referendum-petition-against-new-lincoln-city-council-fairness-ordinance\/\">release<\/a> that the 67-page <a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskafamilyalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/22-31_Ordinance_Title_11.pdf\">ordinance<\/a> was an effort to circumvent a referendum on a version of the bill that passed in 2012 that was tied up by a signature campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur message is simple: Let Us Vote. The Lincoln City Council should not be allowed to circumvent the will of the citizens of Lincoln,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The ordinance includes an expansion of the city\u2019s ban on \u201cconversion therapy\u201d and expands the definition of harassment. The Lincoln Human Rights Commission, a nine-person panel, would be empowered to enforce the measure, according to the ordinance. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/01\/metastasizing-like-a-cancer-parents-across-the-country-sue-schools-over-clandestine-transitions\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Metastasizing Like A Cancer\u2019 \u2014 Parents Across The Country Sue Schools Over Clandestine Transitions)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ordinance is anything but fair \u2013 it should be called the \u2018unfairness ordinance.\u2019 It puts girls at risk by allowing men into girls\u2019 bathrooms. It applies to private schools and not to public schools,\u201d Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said in a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cIt prevents parents from helping their kids who are experiencing gender dysphoria. And it threatens to bankrupt families who instill traditional values on their children \u2014 anyone who disagrees could get fined up to $50,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been vocal across Nebraska and in Lincoln that I don\u2019t believe children should be allowed access to life-altering gender transition surgeries. This week, the Lincoln City Council made it illegal for me to say that publicly in Lincoln without threat of serious fines and civil penalties,\u201d Jim Pillen, a University of Nebraska regent running for governor, said in a statement from his campaign. \u201cFreedom of speech and religion are a cornerstone of our country and what it means to be American. It is unconscionable that a city government believes they can dictate the thoughts, actions, and beliefs of its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If opponents of the ordinance gather 4,137 signatures in 15 days, the Lincoln City Council will have to either repeal the ordinance or put it up for a referendum, according to the Nebraska Family Alliance. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/12\/alliance-defending-freedom-lgbtq-lawsuit-schools-religious-freedom\/\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: ADF Files Motion To Intervene In \u2018Radical\u2019 Lawsuit Attacking Religious Schools)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Constitution prohibits public officials from telling citizens what they can and cannot say,\u201d Ryan Bangert, senior counsel and Vice President of legal strategy at the Alliance Defending Freedom told the DCNF. \u201cBut the Lincoln City Council\u2019s ordinance does just that by outlawing dissent from its state-imposed orthodoxy on sex, marriage, and gender identity ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ordinance is a law worthy of a totalitarian state, not a constitutional republic. It is brazenly unconstitutional,\u201d Bangert added.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Human Rights Commission did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cfairness ordinance\u201d in a Nebraska city has triggered a firestorm, with one state pro-family organization claiming it will trample on First Amendment rights.The Lincoln City Council, located in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1324012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1324012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1324012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1324012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1324012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}