Pirate's Cove

If we jump into Political Theory 101, the Socialism part of the Democracy Model discusses them wanting tons of open voting, with few restrictions on who can vote, and lots of citizens directly voting on measures. You may have heard the term “direct democracy”, which they throw around a lot. But, what happens when they lose those ballot measures?

Democrats accused of ‘No Kings’ hypocrisy over push to change voter-approved trans sports measures

Voters in two Democratic strongholds approved restrictions on transgender participation in girls’ sports last week, delivering rare Republican victories amid a blue wave. But Democratic officials are already discussing ways to change the measures, drawing accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans who point to their support for the “No Kings” movement.

Colorado Gov.-elect Philip Weiser, who also criticized a separate ballot measure restricting gender-related surgeries for minors, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal , D-Wash., both raised objections to the measures approved in their respective states.

At his first post-election news conference, he suggested Colorado’s Democratic-controlled legislature could revisit the voter-approved measures, saying that it is “statutory … and a natural and I believe appropriate role for the legislature to say ‘what are the adjustments that need to be added.”

Colorado voters approved ballot measures increasing penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, restricting transgender athletes from competing in sports designated for the opposite biological sex and prohibiting gender-related surgeries for minors. The measures passed even as Democrats swept into power across the state.

“I don’t believe it would be acceptable to Colorado to have every student athlete to have to go through full-body examinations or other invasions of privacy,” Weiser added of the sports-related referendum, according to the Denver Post.

The measure is rather verbose, but, still specific: no males playing on women’s teams (it does allow women to play on men’s teams if there are no women’s teams available, but, that doesn’t happen often, it’s usually gender confused men). There is no latitude for the legislature. It’s only if the Democrats can get the courts to kill. And it passed 52.19 to 47.81. In Colorado. Democrat big wigs cannot allow the peasants to have their say, though.

Republicans in suburban Denver criticized the governor-elect, dubbing him “King Phil I” and characterizing his response as “know[ing] better than Colorado voters in a healthy democracy.”

“But before the ink on the ballots is even dry, Governor-elect Phil Weiser is already signaling that the vote of the people is merely a ‘suggestion’. With Coloradans approving ballot measures to crack down on fentanyl and protect youth sports and children, Weiser walked up to the podium on Wednesday and essentially declared that the will of the majority needs to pass his personal vibe check first,” the Adams County Republican Party said in a statement.

I bet he’d have a hissy fit if they held a No Kings protest against him. Phil won with 61% of the vote, yet, there were enough Democrats to put the no-transgenders in women’s sports measure over the top.

Meanwhile, in Washington State, Jayapal condemned a similar measure approved by voters.

Initiative 638 prohibits students defined as “biologically male” from competing in girls’ K-12 school sports and requires students seeking to participate on girls’ teams to provide verification of their biological sex from a health care provider. The measure passed with approximately 56% support in the reliably Democratic state.

Following the election results, multiple local news outlets reported that Jayapal pledged to “take our state back” after voters approved the initiative.

It’s cute her support and all, but, none are allowed to be transgender in Islam, and they’d be killed in the Muslim areas she likes to visit with her Squad pals.

Washington Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad signaled support for a legal challenge, calling the ballot measure “unconstitutional on its face” and indicating the party would “support [for] organizations planning to challenge it in court.”

How dare those peasants have their say!