Peter Kinder (r) [August 2013 file photo].
Today, via Twitter:
Sean Nicholson @ssnich
Why is Peter Kinder worried about where people potty? [….]
9:46 AM – 10 May 2016
Another comment:
Eli Yokley @eyokley
@ssnich Go for the restroom, stay for the glass of wine.
9:48 AM – 10 May 2016
The press release from Peter Kinder’s (r) campaign web site:
Urges Koster, Nixon to stand up to feds’ abuse of power
JEFFERSON CITY —Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against North Carolina over enforcement of the state’s so-called “bathroom law”:
“By inserting itself into North Carolina’s lawmaking, the Obama Justice Department is overstepping its authority in violation of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. It justifies this overreach by unilaterally redefining federal anti-discrimination law, something only Congress has the authority to do. We saw this on the local level in February when the full force of the federal government was unleashed in a similar way on the city of Ferguson. The DOJ told Ferguson officials they could either accept an agreement the city couldn’t afford, or fight a lawsuit they couldn’t afford.
“Now, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and her DOJ cohorts are threatening action against North Carolina for the ‘crime’ of wanting to designate bathrooms in government buildings for men and women only. If the federal government can force states to bow to its command over bathroom policies, is there anything beyond its reach?
“I stand with North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory, and I urge Attorney General Chris Koster and Gov. Jay Nixon to stand up to this federal abuse of power. This issue goes way beyond North Carolina. It is an unprecedented assault on our privacy and safety. This DOJ will not stop in North Carolina. By targeting this one state, the Obama Administration has telegraphed what it intends to do to any state that tries to protect its residents’ right to privacy against a far-left radical agenda.”
Years ago there was a right wingnut candidate running for the General Assembly in our locale. His concept of effective campaign outreach was planting large signs everywhere. Someone took offense at the candidate’s agenda and vandalized a number of the signs with spray paint. Another activist in our area noted the vandalism and asked me what “Big zero plus” meant. I pointed out that someone had actually painted “bigot” on the signs. “Oh.”