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You do realize that (1) politics is multi-dimensional, (2) trans-issues are far too unimportant for Trump to actually care about and (3) US has good enough lega

by tomp 9y ago

You do realize that (1) politics is multi-dimensional, (2) trans-issues are far too unimportant for Trump to actually care about and (3) US has good enough legal system that there's approximately 0 chance that Trump can actually do anything agains trans people (I mean he can't even manage to ban foreign Muslims).

mlloyd 9y ago
I don't realize or agree with any of this. As a black person, I can tell you that it's been untrue for our community so I don't think it different for the trans community.
- annexrichmond 9y ago
  What is Trump doing against blacks?
- deleted 9y ago
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sterlind 9y ago
Have you been following Trump's DoJ, and the military ban? You're simply uninformed, he can and has been doing things to harm us. Our legal system is fragile and it's not at all clear that trans rights will win the day.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Have you been following Trump's DoJ, and the military ban? Or his education department? For something that isn't a priority, his Administration is acting strongly, broadly, and consistently on rolling back trans protections.
cmurf 9y ago
The Department of Justice gets involved in cases not just based on law but also on politics due to limited resources. They literally have to pick and choose what lawsuits they're going to get involved in, or not. The president nominates, senate confirms, the various federal attorneys general who likewise make those kinds of decisions at the local level. Even if I set aside the incorrect assertion that Trump can't do anything against transgendered persons, self-evidently he can look the other way, as can DOJ, and federal prosecutors. And now that means people are left to defend themselves, or not. Is that justice? https://transequality.org/1557-FAQ https://transequality.org/1557-FAQ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-administration-asks-court-to-toss-out-challenge-to-military-transgender-ban/2017/10/05/3819aec4-a9d5-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.ddaa6364482f https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-adm... The Fair Housing Act is supposed to prevent racial discrimation in lending. Does it still happen? Yes. In fact it's widespread and it's institutionalized. It's baked into the system, and the free market, being amoral, games the system to the benefit of those who are already privileged and can pay for that privilege. This is maybe a surprise if you don't know about these things. https://www.apnews.com/ae4b40a720b74ad8a9b0bfe65f7a9c29 https://www.apnews.com/ae4b40a720b74ad8a9b0bfe65f7a9c29 I think people have no idea how fragile the system is, in particular when the head of state impugns, without evidence, and denigrates the federal agencies we depend on to carry out the imperfect justice system that we have. Papering over reality with ideas the legal system will be the superman to save us from the malignancy in the White House is somewhere in between wishful thinking and ignorant.

by tomp 9y ago

mlloyd 9y ago

I don't realize or agree with any of this. As a black person, I can tell you that it's been untrue for our community so I don't think it different for the trans community.

annexrichmond 9y ago
What is Trump doing against blacks?
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sterlind 9y ago

Have you been following Trump's DoJ, and the military ban? You're simply uninformed, he can and has been doing things to harm us. Our legal system is fragile and it's not at all clear that trans rights will win the day.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> Have you been following Trump's DoJ, and the military ban? Or his education department? For something that isn't a priority, his Administration is acting strongly, broadly, and consistently on rolling back trans protections.

cmurf 9y ago

The Department of Justice gets involved in cases not just based on law but also on politics due to limited resources. They literally have to pick and choose what lawsuits they're going to get involved in, or not. The president nominates, senate confirms, the various federal attorneys general who likewise make those kinds of decisions at the local level. Even if I set aside the incorrect assertion that Trump can't do anything against transgendered persons, self-evidently he can look the other way, as can DOJ, and federal prosecutors. And now that means people are left to defend themselves, or not. Is that justice? https://transequality.org/1557-FAQ https://transequality.org/1557-FAQ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-administration-asks-court-to-toss-out-challenge-to-military-transgender-ban/2017/10/05/3819aec4-a9d5-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.ddaa6364482f https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-adm... The Fair Housing Act is supposed to prevent racial discrimation in lending. Does it still happen? Yes. In fact it's widespread and it's institutionalized. It's baked into the system, and the free market, being amoral, games the system to the benefit of those who are already privileged and can pay for that privilege. This is maybe a surprise if you don't know about these things. https://www.apnews.com/ae4b40a720b74ad8a9b0bfe65f7a9c29 https://www.apnews.com/ae4b40a720b74ad8a9b0bfe65f7a9c29 I think people have no idea how fragile the system is, in particular when the head of state impugns, without evidence, and denigrates the federal agencies we depend on to carry out the imperfect justice system that we have. Papering over reality with ideas the legal system will be the superman to save us from the malignancy in the White House is somewhere in between wishful thinking and ignorant.