{"id":1964937,"date":"2023-07-05T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T22:12:13","slug":"governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor rejects bipartisan bill safeguarding women&#8217;s sports."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fgovernor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports%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=1964937&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--><h2>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article277028808.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a> a bipartisan bill that would protect women\u2019s sports on Wednesday.<\/h2>\n<p>HB 574, which is titled the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/h574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act<\/a>\u201d and passed with bipartisan supermajorities, would prohibit men from playing in women\u2019s sports in middle schools, high schools, and universities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need politicians inflaming their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-texas-abortion-ban-hurts-big-oils-effort-to-transform-its-workforce\/\" title=\"How Texas\u2019 abortion ban hurts Big Oil\u2019s effort to transform its workforce\">political culture wars<\/a> by making broad, uninformed decisions about an extremely small number of vulnerable children that are already handled by a robust system that relies on parents, schools and sports organizations,\u201d the Democratic governor <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.nc.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/07\/05\/governor-cooper-vetoes-three-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>. \u201cRepublican governors in other states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-more-gop-states-protect-girls-sports-from-transgender-activists\/\" title=\"Three More GOP States Protect Girls' Sports from Transgender Activists\">vetoed similar bills<\/a> because they hurt their states\u2019 reputation and economy and because they are neither fair nor needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act was passed with the support of two Democrats in the state legislature \u2014 Rep. Michael Wray in the House, and Sen. Val Applewhite in the Senate. If Cooper\u2019s veto is overridden, the bill would apply to all public schools and any private school that competes against public schools.<\/p>\n<p>Applewhite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fayobserver.com\/restricted\/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fayobserver.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2F2023%2F06%2F23%2Ffayetteville-democrat-sides-with-nc-gop-on-anti-transgender-sports-bill%2F70345696007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that her vote was \u201ca tough decision to make\u201d and was based on conversations with coaches and other constituents in her district. One umpire told the Democrat that changes in strength levels between boys and girls can start as soon as seven years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI even reached out to some members of the LGBTQ community who said they understood it as well,\u201d the state senator told The News &#038; Observer. \u201cI think it\u2019s a misnomer to think that everyone in that community feels the same way, they\u2019re not one groupthink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Fayetteville Observer, Applewhite received \u201cbad threats\u201d after her vote. When approached by The News &#038; Observer, Wray declined to comment on why he supported the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper also vetoed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/s49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 49<\/a>, named the \u201cParents\u2019 Bill of Rights,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/H808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 808<\/a>, which would ban sex change treatments for minors. Unlike the women\u2019s sports bill, these two bills passed with no Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688648178298000&#038;usg=AOvVaw10v0UGh9BJZV8inaPuI6t7\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s vetoes of HB 574 and HB 808 are likely to be overridden by the North Carolina General Assembly, since the GOP holds supermajorities in both houses, thanks in part to Rep. Tricia Cotham, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/north-carolina-democrat-switches-parties-giving-gop-veto-proof-control-in-legislature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">switched parties<\/a> from Democrat to Republican in April and voted for all three bills.<\/p>\n<p>However, the path forward for the Parents\u2019 Bill of Rights is less certain, since one Republican, Rep. Hugh Blackwell, <a href=\"https:\/\/myfox8.com\/news\/north-carolina\/north-carolina-gov-roy-cooper-vetoes-bills-he-calls-a-triple-threat-to-rights-of-transgender-children-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> against the bill, leaving Republicans one vote short of overriding the governor\u2019s veto on that bill.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper is not the only Democratic governor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports\/\" title=\"Governor rejects bipartisan bill safeguarding women's sports.\">veto bipartisan bills surrounding protecting womens\u2019 sports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-americas-chasm-grows-between-red-and-blue-states-on-hot-button-social-issues\/\" title=\"Two Americas: Chasm Grows Between Red And Blue States On Hot-Button Social Issues\">banning sex change treatments<\/a> for minors, and strengthening parental rights in education.<\/p>\n<p>Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/governor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a> three similar bills Friday, all of which <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">saw<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?i=244422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple<\/a> Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?i=243924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join<\/a> Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?i=244986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> them in the state legislature. In a press conference, Edwards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LouisianaGov\/videos\/581270063993146\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compared<\/a> the bills\u2019 supporters to segregationists during the Civil Rights Movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bipartisan bill, HB 574, titled the &#8220;Fairness in Women&#8217;s Sports Act,&#8221; which aimed to safeguard women&#8217;s sports. The bill, supported by bipartisan supermajorities, sought to prevent men from participating in women&#8217;s sports at various educational levels. Cooper&#8217;s decision reflects concerns about political culture being fueled by politicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2107,"featured_media":1964938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964937","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\/2107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}