{"id":281320,"date":"2021-03-22T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=281320"},"modified":"2021-03-22T10:30:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T14:30:23","slug":"conservatives-blast-gop-gov-noem-for-refusing-to-sign-bill-protecting-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-blast-gop-gov-noem-for-refusing-to-sign-bill-protecting-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives Blast GOP Gov. Noem For Refusing To Sign Bill Protecting Girls 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\">26<\/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%2Fconservatives-blast-gop-gov-noem-for-refusing-to-sign-bill-protecting-girls-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=281320&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1268937710.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After announcing her intent to sign legislation to protect girls and women\u2019s sports, Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem refused to sign the&nbsp;Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports bill (H.B. 1217) on Friday, sending the legislation back via a \u201cstyle and form\u201d veto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, as I have studied this legislation and conferred with legal experts over the past several days, I have become concerned that this bill\u2019s vague and overly broad language could have significant unintended consequences,\u201d Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/education\/2021\/03\/19\/gov-kristi-noem-wont-sign-transgender-sports-bill-south-dakota\/4671608001\/\">said<\/a> in rejecting the bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/legislature-sioux-falls-south-dakota-kristi-noem-college-sports-3a82a53aa023f3e72dcc55566caeff1d\">adding<\/a>,&nbsp;\u201cI am also concerned that the approach House Bill 1217 takes is unrealistic in the context of collegiate athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Noem has proposed that the bill be directed toward high school and elementary sports, excluding collegiate athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Republican South Dakota state Rep. Rhonda Milstead hit Noem for the about-face on the signing.&nbsp;\u201cLegislators are the ones who makes the laws and the governor signs them,\u201d she said.&nbsp;\u201cShe\u2019s gutting the bill and writing a new law and that\u2019s not her job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;\u201cstyle and form\u201d veto, Milstead noted, is typically used to fix typos and clerical errors, the Argus Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/education\/2021\/03\/19\/gov-kristi-noem-wont-sign-transgender-sports-bill-south-dakota\/4671608001\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) General Counsel Kristen Waggoner blasted Noem for the move, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Noem had an opportunity to protect women and girls by signing the Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports bill, but instead she pandered to the demands of special interests,\u201d Waggoner said in a statement sent to The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn what was an abuse of her \u2018style and form\u2019 veto power, she gutted protections for collegiate athletes and took away legal recourse for girls forced to compete against biological boys. We are shocked that a governor who claims to be a firebrand conservative with a rising national profile would cave to \u2018woke\u2019 corporate ideology,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor tried to explain her betrayal with claims that her hands were tied by NCAA policy,\u201d Waggoner said. \u201cBut there is no NCAA policy that requires schools to allow males to compete on women\u2019s teams as Gov. Noem suggests. The governor also vetoed the part of the bill that gives girls any legal recourse against unfair policies that arise. What\u2019s left is mere lip service for women and girls forced to compete against biological males.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attorney added that she hopes Noem \u201cwill reverse course and make this right by signing the bill passed overwhelmingly by the South Dakota Legislature. Anything less\u2014including an \u2018initiative\u2019 promoted by a few athletes at a press conference\u2014will be more empty words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Noem sent back the legislation, the Republican indicated her enthusiasm to sign H.B. 1217.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cGREAT NEWS! The South Dakota Senate just passed the Women\u2019s Fairness in Sports bill, 20-15. It now heads to [Gov. Kristi Noem]<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u2018s desk for signature,\u201d American Principles posted on March 8, which is International Women\u2019s Day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Noem responded: <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cIn South Dakota, we\u2019re celebrating <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#InternationalWomensDay <\/span>by defending women\u2019s sports! I\u2019m excited to sign this bill very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1497584541063\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In South Dakota, we&#8217;re celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> by defending women&#8217;s sports! I&#8217;m excited to sign this bill very soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OU15HOwp2r\">https:\/\/t.co\/OU15HOwp2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/govkristinoem\/status\/1369017886514311180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After announcing her intent to sign legislation to protect girls and women\u2019s sports, Republican South Dakota Gov. 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