{"id":577225,"date":"2021-06-30T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=577225"},"modified":"2021-06-30T11:06:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:06:09","slug":"watch-dems-scream-pound-desks-when-gop-female-rep-proposes-protecting-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dems-scream-pound-desks-when-gop-female-rep-proposes-protecting-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Dems Scream, Pound Desks When GOP Female Rep Proposes Protecting Women\u2019s 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%2Fwatch-dems-scream-pound-desks-when-gop-female-rep-proposes-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=577225&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\/06\/Jenna-Powell-1200x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>When a young female Ohio GOP legislator presented an amendment to an Ohio bill, an amendment that would protect biological female athletes from being forced to compete against biological males, Democrats reacted by screaming and banging their desks in an effort to drown her out, prompting criticism and mockery.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio state representative Jena Powell, who in February 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiohouse.gov\/members\/jena-powell\/news\/representative-powell-proposes-the-save-womens-sports-act-101957\">proposed<\/a> the \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act,\u201d was attempting to add an amendment to the \u201cName. Image, Likeness\u201d bill as she stated, \u201cThe Safe Women\u2019s Sports Act is a fairness issue for women to be able to achieve their dreams in athletics in our state. And it\u2019s crucial to preserving women\u2019s rights and the integrity of women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports. Across our country, female athletes are currently losing scholarships, opportunities, medals, education and training opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Democrats started hammering on their desks and shouting repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p>Powell continued, \u201cThis amendment will require schools that are part of the OHSAA \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hammering intensified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2014 to designate separate teams for participants of the biological sex. No school \u2014\u201d&nbsp;Powell went on, then had to stop for a moment, exasperated, before she continued, \u201cNo school interscholastic conference or organization that regulates interscholastics shall permit biological males to participate on athletic teams or an athletic competition designated only for biological female participants. Currently, OHSAA allows biological males to compete against biological females if they either completed a year of hormone therapy, demonstrated they do not possess physical \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the continued disruptions, Powell went on to discuss Ohio\u2019s policies on the issue. Eventually, a point of order was raised until the Democrats finally stopped their antics.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats\u2019 \u201cdisgraceful behavior\u201d was roundly rebuked <a href=\"https:\/\/cnsnews.com\/blog\/craig-bannister\/unruly-ohio-house-members-drown-out-female-legislator-banging-their-desks-she\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1907216494845\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disgraceful behavior from Rep. Michael Skindell at the Ohio House yesterday as Rep. Jena Powell tried to speak. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zp8aPsxiyg\">pic.twitter.com\/zp8aPsxiyg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1409965159674638338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Powell was asked on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZT7B4FLiOY\">Washington Watch<\/a>, \u201cWhy was the reaction so strong?\u201d She replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><em>I can\u2019t explain always why the Left doesn\u2019t like some of the things that we do, but this is a simple bill, an amendment to say, \u201cHey, we want to protect the integrity of women\u2019s sports in the state of Ohio.\u201d I think the Left is frustrated and oftentimes they speak out in ways that are very inappropriate. When I had the House floor, the Speaker did address me, which means I have the ability to speak. Instead of waiting for his turn to speak, he decided to erupt into yelling, and as you heard in the clip, just literally banging on top of his desk. I don\u2019t even think any of the members could hear my speech; that\u2019s how loud it really was.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Washington Watch noted Ohio GOP governor Mike DeWine apparently criticized the amendment by saying, \u201cThis issue is best addressed outside of government through individual sports leagues and athletic associations, including the Ohio High School Athletic Association, who can tailor policies to meet the needs of their member athletes and member institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell responded, \u201cI would say Governor DeWine\u2019s response is from an individual who\u2019s scared of the woke Left and not willing to stand up for the millions of women in our state. \u2026 The thing about the OHSAA, though, is that they\u2019re not elected by Ohioans. We as representatives are; we as politicians are, and so this is where we have to step in and say, \u2018Look: enough is enough. We have to protect Ohio females.\u2019 So instead of Mike DeWine doing what was right, he pushed the ball down the court and really kind of hid behind that so that woke corporations wouldn\u2019t come after him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell noted that DeWine had vetoed other conservatives bills before, but pointed out that the GOP-led Ohio legislature could override any veto.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2020, Powell <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/after-transgender-runner-lawsuit-ohio-legislators-step-in-to-save-womens-sports-from-biological-males\/\">stated<\/a>, \u201cThe Save Women\u2019s Sports Act is a fairness issue for women. This bill ensures that every little girl who works hard to make it on a podium is not robbed of her chance by a biological male competing against her in a biological female sport. We want every little girl to achieve her athletic dream here in the state of Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a young female Ohio GOP legislator presented an amendment to an Ohio bill, an amendment that would protect biological female athletes from being forced to compete against biological males, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313725,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jenna-Powell-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Dems Scream, Pound Desks When GOP Female Rep Proposes Protecting Women\u2019s Sports","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-577225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jenna-Powell-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Dems Scream, Pound Desks When GOP Female Rep Proposes Protecting Women\u2019s Sports","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577225","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=577225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}