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In reply to the discussion: Trump drafting LGBT Executive Order [View all]Hekate
(90,565 posts)31. Trump reinstated the Global Gag Order on Day One. The Women's March was already planned....
...but we knew in advance. Team Trump TOLD us what they planned to do all along. Hence the Women's March.
As regards the Global Gag Order, it is a political football. I think Reagan started it. Then every time the WH changes parties, it gets yanked (Bill Clinton) or reinstated (Dubya) or yanked again (Obama) and finally reinstated yet again (Trump).
This is indeed done by Executive Order. The reason for this is that neither party has a sufficient majority any any one time to simply pass it as a law. Especially the Dems. So this is quick and easy and makes a statement that the Men in Charge are pro-life or conversely pro-woman.
It is a political football with women's very lives.
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I have been thinking of moving my investments (okay 401K but "investments" sounds more impressive)
dflprincess
Jan 2017
#19
One thing about our LGBT brothers and sisters, They dont take shit and are extremely vocal
Old Vet
Jan 2017
#3
And they know how to organize so really not a good move Trashpot. I can't wait until he pisses off
TrekLuver
Jan 2017
#7
Ok good I'm glad they gave Pence's Priorities some equal time. I mean this is part of the
TrekLuver
Jan 2017
#6
i don't see how cutting funding to agencies that adopt to LGBT could even be remotely legal
Takket
Jan 2017
#8
They also posted that people suspect Bannon is pushing Trump to provoke protesters
NoGoodNamesLeft
Jan 2017
#20
This was a specific area mentioned by Obama that would be hard to undo. However....
Hekate
Jan 2017
#22
Trump reinstated the Global Gag Order on Day One. The Women's March was already planned....
Hekate
Jan 2017
#31
Stop believing everything the press says, they aren't even doing basic research before lying
Lurks Often
Jan 2017
#35