SunflierFeb 4

Indiana advances bill that would 'mandate discrimination' against trans people, ACLU warns

https://lemmy.world/post/42642121

Indiana advances bill that would 'mandate discrimination' against trans people, ACLU warns - Lemmy.World

Wonder how the law would comport with the full faith and credit clause when a transgender person born outside of Indianabut has updated their birth certificate relocates to Indiana.

Show threadSkiluros
Crazy that rules for birth certificates are not national.
Feb 4 at 8:05amWeb
Show threadLifeInMultipleChoiceFeb 4
Kind of wish we lived in a society where we didn’t need them
Show threadMrVilliamFeb 4

“Do you have proof of birth?”

“Well I’m here, ain’t I?”

Show threadDomeGuyFeb 4

That sounds like an argument for abolishing the fundamental parts of the united states.

It would be very bad thing if every governor and attorney general suddenly became as subject to Republican malfeasance as local mayors in Texas.

Also, there are some federal rules for what counts as special “birth certificates” to efficiently prove that a US citizen asking for a passport was born in the USA. But states don’t have to follow them if they choose, and depending on their reason could presumably go to court to get the federal rule adjusted or discarded.

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/…/subpart-C

Federal Register :: Request Access

Show threadstolyFeb 4
The US Congress should be abolished and replaced with a Parliament that is responsible to the people.
Show threadDomeGuyFeb 4

Parliamentary systems are substantially more susceptible to facism and nationalism than multicameral legislatures with a separate executive.

And they’re hardly proof against the sort of gerrymandering that makes the US House less responsive to general election voters than it should be.

Show threadSkilurosFeb 5

When I lived in the US, I didn’t find this sort of logic convincing.

If you want to address “Republican malfeasance”, the US is going to have to address corruption and criminality and take on the oligarchs.

And let’s be real, that’s very unlikely to happen in the next 20-30 years.