{"id":1919385,"date":"2023-04-26T07:27:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-house-cancels-floor-session-over-trans-disruptions\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T07:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T11:29:31","slug":"montana-house-cancels-floor-session-over-trans-disruptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-house-cancels-floor-session-over-trans-disruptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana House Cancels Floor Session Over Trans Disruptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmontana-house-cancels-floor-session-over-trans-disruptions%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=1919385&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>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hold onto your hats, folks! The Montana House of Representatives just canceled their floor session due to some serious drama. Transgender activists stormed the House gallery to protest Republicans\u2019 decision to censure a freshman Democrat over \u201chate-filled\u201d comments on the floor last week. As Republicans debated legislation barring transgender medical interventions for minors with gender dysphoria, Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first trans-identified representative in the House, mocked colleagues\u2019 prayers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I will say is if you vote yes on this bill, and yes on these amendments, I hope the next time there\u2019s an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands,\u201d Zephyr said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Rep Zooey Zephyr of Missoula said the following when debating SB99 Amendments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I will say is if you vote yes on this bill and yes on these amendments I hope the next time there\u2019s an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wuhlympbLq\">pic.twitter.com\/wuhlympbLq<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Montana Freedom Caucus (@MTFreedomCaucus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTFreedomCaucus\/status\/1648441274868043777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House Republicans responded with a censure proposed by the chamber\u2019s Freedom Caucus. Zephyr has been prohibited from engaging in floor debate since the remarks until the Missoula-area representative issues an apology. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is up to me to maintain decorum here on the House floor, to protect the dignity and integrity,\u201d said House Speaker Matt Regier last week, according to the Associated Press. \u201cAny representative that I don\u2019t feel can do that will not be recognized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As day three of the saga continued Monday, demonstrators in the public gallery chanted \u201clet her speak.\u201d Proceedings on the House floor came to a halt until police in riot gear arrested the disruptors.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Montana House of Reps has been shut down by left-wing protesters who are there protesting the censure of transgender Democrat Rep. Zooey Zephyr, that was led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTFreedomCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MTFreedomCaucus<\/a>, for telling his Republican colleagues they have &#8220;blood on their hands&#8221; for passing\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MnOyO4FhlN\">pic.twitter.com\/MnOyO4FhlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1650622334221393920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>[READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/25\/montana-legislature-shut-down-by-trans-activists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montana Legislature Shut Down By Trans Activists<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Montana lawmakers were unable to reconvene on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently all Representatives in the Montana House are free to participate in debate while following House rules,\u201d said Regier. \u201cThe choice to not follow House rules is one that Rep. Zephyr has made. The only person silencing Rep. Zephyr is Rep. Zephyr. The Montana House will not be bullied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, three Tennessee Democrat lawmakers were kicked from committees for leading another transgender demonstration on the statehouse floor over similar legislation. Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were temporarily expelled from the Tennessee House for using a bullhorn amid the disruptions. Both were reinstated by local officials in their home districts. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/12\/50-shades-of-justin-pearson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50 Shades Of Justin Pearson<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Get the popcorn ready for this one! Tristan Justice, the western correspondent for The Federalist and author of Social Justice Redux, has all the juicy details. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montana House of Representatives canceled the chamber\u2019s floor session on Tuesday after demonstrations at the Capitol interfered with lawmakers\u2019 work. On Monday, transgender activists stormed the House gallery to protest Republicans\u2019 decision to censure a freshman Democrat over \u201chate-filled\u201d comments on the floor last week. 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