North Carolina is firing back after the federal government threatened legal action over the state's new bathroom law.
The ordinance in question, known as HB2, requires people to use
public restrooms based on their biological sex. The government contends
that it's discriminatory because it prevents transgender people from
using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
But Gov. Pat McCrory's administration is calling the law a "common
sense privacy policy" and accusing the DOJ of "baseless and blatant
overreach."
The governor is now suing Department of Justice in hopes of keeping the ordinance in place.
"The Obama administration is bypassing Congress by attempting to
rewrite the law and set restroom policies for public and private
employers across the country, not just North Carolina," Gov. McCrory
said in a statement Monday.
"They are now telling every government agency and every company that
employs more than 15 people that men should be allowed to use a women's
locker room, restroom or shower facility," he continued.
"This is now a national issue that applies to every state and it needs to be resolved at the federal level," he said.
Meanwhile, the Family Research Council is applauding the governor's actions.
"I commend Governor McCrory for his political courage and moral
clarity in resisting the Obama administration," FRC President Tony
Perkins said in a statement.
"If the White House can dictate the bathroom policies of America, what could possibly be beyond their reach?" he asked.
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