HB2, The Lawsuits, And My Son

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Let me begin by saying I think HB2 was a terribly executed bill, and horrible law, written in haste and a knee-jerk reaction to Charlotte passing an ordinance that, under state law, it had no authority to pass. Further, the potty law part of HB2 was, in fact, a red herring, used to distract attention away from the fact that the law outlawed local municipalities from enforcing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage, among many other provisions that are getting no attention at all. Now the Federal government has decided that the best way to get North Carolina not to enforce HB2 is by threatening the educational well-being of our children. If the Fed doesn't get its way, they are going to cut off Federal funds for higher education in North Carolina. If they do, it might mean that my son, who will be a junior at NC State next year, may not be able to continue his education, along with thousands of other college students. I hardly think this is fair to the students. They didn't pass HB2, yet the Federal government is willing to hold hostage the education and future of tens of thousands of students, who have done nothing wrong, on behalf of a group of people who probably number less than 3,000 state wide. Granted the intersex and transgendered should not be discriminated against. It is not their fault their is a fault in their genes. But neither should my son and others like him stand to forfeit their futures on behalf of those suffering from the genetic mutation that makes them what they are. Do you think the Federal Government is right to use school funding to blackmail the NC State Legislature and Governor into repealing or at least refusing to enforce HB2?