{"id":1968955,"date":"2023-07-10T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-kansas-to-stop-allowing-sex-changes-on-drivers-licenses\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T18:17:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:17:28","slug":"judge-orders-kansas-to-stop-allowing-sex-changes-on-drivers-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-kansas-to-stop-allowing-sex-changes-on-drivers-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas ordered to halt sex changes on driver&#8217;s licenses by judge."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjudge-orders-kansas-to-stop-allowing-sex-changes-on-drivers-licenses%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=1968955&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>A Victory for Kansas: Judge Orders Halt to Changing Sex on Driver&#8217;s Licenses<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a groundbreaking decision, a state judge has put a stop to the practice of allowing individuals to change their sex on their driver&#8217;s licenses in Kansas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">District Judge Teresa Watson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article277164943.html\">issued<\/a> a restraining <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">order<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> against Democratic Governor Laura Kelly&#8217;s administration, following a lawsuit filed by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judge Watson&#8217;s restraining order emphasizes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-get-caught-up-and-i-spiral-tom-holland-announces-hes-taking-a-break-from-social-media-for-mental-health\/\" title=\"\u2018I Get Caught Up And I Spiral\u2019: Tom Holland Announces He\u2019s Taking A Break From Social Media For Mental Health\">potential harm caused<\/a> by allowing sex changes on licenses, stating that it could lead to &#8220;immediate and irreparable injury.&#8221; She also highlights the difficulty of reversing or withdrawing issued licenses, which are valid for six years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Driver&#8217;s licenses play a crucial role in law enforcement, aiding in the identification of criminal suspects, victims, and missing persons,&#8221; Watson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trangender-drivers-licenses-birth-certificates-kansas-c06f487b05e3d0ba7f6222f64a08868e?taid=64ac1f99c0272c00017084d4&#038;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&#038;utm_medium=AP&#038;utm_source=Twitter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">explained<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. &#8220;Ensuring compliance with state legal requirements for identifying license holders is a matter of public safety.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This ruling comes in the wake of Kobach&#8217;s lawsuit against two officials in Governor Kelly&#8217;s administration, arguing that changing driver&#8217;s licenses for individuals identifying with the opposite sex is unlawful. Kobach contends that this practice violates the recently passed Women&#8217;s Bill of Rights, which defines men and women based on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-senate-passes-first-bill-defining-woman-as-a-biological-female\/\" title=\"Kansas Senate Passes First Bill Defining \u2018Woman\u2019 As A Biological Female\">biological reproductive system<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Governor Kelly, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kslegislature.org\/li\/b2023_24\/measures\/documents\/sb180_enrolled.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vetoed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the bill, expressing concerns about its impact on rights and business deals, faced an override by the Republican-controlled legislature, resulting in the law taking effect on July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-experts-evidence-shows-chinas-genocide-against-uighurs\/\" title=\"U.K. Experts: Evidence shows China\u2019s genocide against Uighurs\">legal opinion released<\/a> last month, Kobach argued that the Women&#8217;s Bill of Rights should also apply to birth certificates and prisons. However, his lawsuit solely focuses on driver&#8217;s licenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the law and Kobach&#8217;s opinion, Governor Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ks-gov-laura-kelly-says-state-transgender-residents-alter-drivers-licenses-despite-law\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">issued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-kansas-to-stop-allowing-sex-changes-on-drivers-licenses\/\" title=\"Kansas ordered to halt sex changes on driver's licenses by judge.\">directive allowing trans-identifiers<\/a> to continue changing their sex listing on licenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kobach criticized Kelly&#8217;s directive as &#8220;nonsense&#8221; and accused her of violating her oath of office. He vowed to take the matter to court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judge Watson&#8217;s ruling does not address whether the Kelly administration violated state law by allowing license changes. Over the past four years, nearly 400 people have altered their sex on their licenses in Kansas. The restraining order will remain in effect for two weeks, with the possibility of extension.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge in Kansas has ordered the state to halt the practice of allowing individuals to change their gender on driver&#8217;s licenses. The restraining order was issued against Governor Laura Kelly&#8217;s administration following a lawsuit by Attorney General Kris Kobach. 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