This is literally what the civil war was fought over. Southern states making shitty laws and attempting to enforce them over the will of northern states. The south lost the first time, and they’ll lose again.
I was raised not far from where William T Sherman was born.
I feel a strong urge for southern BBQ and a nice stroll coming on. I might go visit the sea.
The hospital won't fit in the jail, its a much bigger building.
Big if true
but.... if they build prisons and jails like they do high school football stadiums.......
Then maybe we could get my private prison friends and your construction contractor friends and put all this tax money in each other's pockets.
On a real note, if you haven't yet, check in with your local elections and always make sure to vote in them. Republicans usually have better turn out in them and they are key to diminishing the power these chucklefucks wield.
He's not even thinking this through to a logical end. If this is legal (and I really doubt it is) wouldn't that mean that Texans can be sued by anyone in a state with more restrictive gun laws if a gun sold in Texas ended up being used in a crime elsewhere? What about training? Ammunition?
What a buffoon.
Hell, in some states you could make the argument that denying gender affirming care is denying medically necessary treatment.
State of Washington should counter sue Texas hospitals for their failure to provide adequate and fair treatment.
you could make the argument that denying gender affirming care is denying medically necessary treatment.
Because it is.
That's what makes it so easy to argue. :)
It definitely is ethically, but I don't know that every state has legal provisions that would protect it in the same way that something like a heart procedure would be.
Yeah, that's pretty emblematic of how seriously most of the country's politicians take mental health 😮💨
To the GOP ones like Paxton, it's good for deflecting from the need for common sense gun control and for distortions to claim that everyone not exactly like them are unhinged, but when it comes to actually HELPING PEOPLE and by extension all of society (including their precious economy that overwhelmingly favor the rich and powerful such as themselves), they want nothing to do with it 🤬
Well, now I know what to ask from Santa for Christmas.
This isn’t about logic, it’s about posturing for their base.
If these pricks had logic and reasoning then they wouldn't be conservatives.
Or they would be doing exactly what they are doing. They are morally bankrupt not stupid.
Attorney's for the hospital have not been available for comment, as they're still recovering from the laughter.
Luckily it's a hospital and laughter is the best medicine, so they are not expected to be out of action for long.
Seattle should pass a law that requires Houston residents pay property tax to Seattle and then seize homes with unpaid taxes and sell them to recoop any unpaid taxes.
Why not?
Suing women who need life saving abortions, taking the sitting president off of the state's ballot, suing hospitals to persecute trans people...
This is a busy little fucker.
How does he even find time for securities fraud?!
I believe the ballot thing was Dan Patrick, the lieutenant Governor and another one of our all around ~~terrible~~ swell ~~lizard people~~ human beings.
TX = midling 20% average participation by youth Vote. Anything which doesn't directly address that is blowing smoke, so just ignore that an 8-12 point increase in that number would mean no more R State wide.
Texas showing once again that they're for state sovereignty, smaller government and individual freedoms.
Maybe the Texas AG should focus on why they keep charging grade schoolers for felonies and arresting them without a guardian present because they're supposedly all about 'protecting the children', right?
Good luck with that, Magoo
Holy shit the interstate commerce clause is doing something good for once.
This case promises to be extraordinarily complex
~~_No it really isn't, it's likely to get thrown out on its face and even if it's heard the interstate commerce clause makes it fairly cut and dry. Texas (or any state) can't control shit beyond their borders.__~~
I have been informed by my lawyer spouse that there are actually are some complexities with this. The case itself is unlikely to win but there could be some important, and very negative, precedent setting.
for once? what would the domestic economy and inter-state trade and travel look like without it?
I'm starting to think that the US may need to invade Texas.
Refer to "Arkell v Pressdram" is the only reasonable response to the indicted fraudster Ken Paxton.
What a fucking loser.
Redact the entire report and fax it to his office as fully black pages.
How does this work in the US? Can he arrest the doctors / directors if they ever go to Texas?
I did not realize that mouth breezers in Tejas had such a broad jurisdiction....
Does this guy have a license to practice law?
He should have literally been incarcerated about 8 years ago for securities fraud.
Bold move for someone whose residence is in the public record.
There's going to come a point where I just make actionable threats in plain text as a first response, and the threshold where it would feel morally justified may have already passed.
And here we are. And nobody is willing to stop it
Seattle has laws that make Paxton's request illegal.
I wonder if you can extradite the ag
Still disappointed he still hasn't been for any of his other crimes/charges
Washington State as a whole does. I love my state.
Welcome to lemmy.ml/c/transgender! This is a community for sharing transgender or gender diverse related news articles, posts, and support for the community.
Rules:
Bigotry, transphobia, racism, nationalism, and chauvinism are not allowed.
Selfies are not permitted for the safety of users.
No surveys or studies.
Debating transgender rights is not allowed. Transgender rights are human rights. Debating transgender healthcare is not allowed. Transgender healthcare is a necessity.
No civility policing transgender people. Transgender people have a right to be angry about transphobia and be rude to transphobes.
If you are cis, do not downvote posts. We don't like you manipulating our community.
Posts about dysphoria/trauma/transphobia should be NSFW tagged for community health purposes.
For both cis and trans people: Please alter your username (if possible) to include pronouns (or lack thereof, or questioning) so no one misgenders anyone. details. This rule is important for maintaining a safe place. If you can't change your ID, please let a mod know and include it in your bio.
Leftist infighting is not allowed.
Please remember to report posts that break any of these rules, it makes our job easier!
If you are looking for a more secure and safe trans space, we suggest you visit https://hexbear.net/c/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns. While we will try our best, lemmy.ml/c/transgender is far more open to the fediverse, and also to trolls. One of the site admins of lemmy.ml, nutomic, is also a transphobe, while hexbear is ran mostly by trans people and has a very active trans community.