What is your opinion about President Obama's transgender bathroom policy?

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:21:47 -0400

Response by SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz made May 14 at 2016 10:26 PM

SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:26:41 -0400

Not going to last.

Response by Cpl Rc Layne made May 14 at 2016 10:29 PM

Cpl Rc Layne — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:29:24 -0400

He is wrong. Period.

Response by CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols made May 14 at 2016 10:29 PM

CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:29:28 -0400

As the law is written in NC, every woman will have to carry their birth certificate with them to go to the restroom. This is to keep out men who became women out of those restrooms. Men who become women want to be with men and not women much less little children who shouldn't be in there unescorted in the first place. According to the DOJ no cases have ever been reported of a transgender assaulting a child in a restroom. There is no presidence here in my thinking.
Interesting how politics have exploded into whackery over the last two years.
P.S. Why are women looking into the stalls of other people to be worried in the first place?

Response by CPT Jack Durish made May 14 at 2016 10:29 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:29:58 -0400

I wish the President would attend to the proper business of the Executive branch of government as described by the Constitution. Who the hell is minding the store as he's gallivanting around the world sticking his nose into places where it doesn't belong. Now forgive me but I'm simply going to paste the same response I just posted in another discussion thread on this topic...

I wonder how many, like me, have no way to respond to this. With all of the problems confronting us, we have decided to focus on this one. The simple truth is that you can chop off your pecker, grow breasts, have a womb implanted, grow your hair longer, and whatever and you're still a man who chopped off his pecker, grown breast, had a womb implanted, grown longer hair, and whatever. I could make another list for women with the same result. How can I say such a thing? Am I a Neanderthal? Am I a bigot? Hell no. The simple truth is that one can make whatever changes they want but still cannot change their basic nature because they cannot change their genes. Either they have a "X" chromosome or they don't. And no amount of social engineering is going to change it either. Every man and woman has to learn to live in their own skins. Accept who and what they are. If they are trapped in the wrong body, understand that almost everyone else feels they're equally trapped. Hell, I'm a handsome young man trapped in a flabby old man's body. I suspect that may be as difficult to alter as a transgender. Also, to be perfectly honest, I'm not clear on the difference between transgender and homosexuality. No, you needn't bother to explain it, not for my benefit. Just understand that we have learned (or, at least, most of us have learned) to live with homosexuals among us without social engineering (like altering bathroom rules). Why are we now imploding as we struggle to change our world for the benefit of a number that seems even rarer than homosexuals? The bottom line is that I don't care about any person's sexuality, nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, ideological preference, or whatever other than my own. Yours is simply not my business. Please don't try to make it my business.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 14 at 2016 10:34 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:34:05 -0400

You know purely as an intellectual observation, mind you, I mean, you'd think there really would be far more important day to day things in the universe to worry about, or is my perspective on the topic totally skewed, ya think, lol? I mean, if that's truly the central topic of executive level attention in government at present, I truly do despair of the species, for real, you know? I mean, like gimme a break, there's GOT to e SOMETHING, SOMEWHERE, of truly more Earth shattering consequence to worry about, one would think....

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made May 14 at 2016 10:45 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:45:13 -0400

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member Sorry, POTUS is reaching for straws to imprint his presidency upon America! Several items really important to the Nation are under his radar!

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 14 at 2016 10:51 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:51:53 -0400

I mean ,like, talk about a tempestmonma teapot, lol....

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 14 at 2016 10:52 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sat, 14 May 2016 22:52:44 -0400

Sorry, I meant talk about a tempest in a teapot, lol, sorry my tablet keyboard isn't all that great...

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 14 at 2016 11:11 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Sat, 14 May 2016 23:11:05 -0400

You know, I just thought of something, maybe the whole topic should just properly go right down the tubes, lol...

Response by CPO Frank Coluccio made May 14 at 2016 11:15 PM

CPO Frank Coluccio — Sat, 14 May 2016 23:15:03 -0400

I am SO happy that there is nothing else as important going on in the US and world that 0bama has time to address this.
I wish he cared enough about the THOUSANDS of invaders crossing our borders on a weekly basis.
I'm so glad ISIS has been eliminated, and has ceased being a global threat.
I'm so glad that NK has given up their nuclear weapons program and has stopped threatening the US west coast.
I'm so glad that China has realized the error or their ways and ceased the expansion of their influence in the South China Sea.
I'm so glad that 0bama has solved the growing debt he has saddled generations with, adding well over $10,000,000,000,000 in less than his two terms.

He is an abject FAILURE AS PRESIDENT AND IF YOU SUPPORT HELL-ARY YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE OF THIS INEPT LEADERSHIP!!!

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made May 14 at 2016 11:36 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Sat, 14 May 2016 23:36:50 -0400

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member Funny....I posted exactly this subject and got chastised, reamed out and put down because i feel that transgenders....men who feel they were born in the wrong body ...feel they should have been born a female...want to become females...say and state they are females....as far as I'm concerned as long as they have male parts...they are male...no matter what...and just because it takes a year for them to get to the point and prove to a doctor and psychiatrist that they truly want to go through with it, doesn't mean they can use the FEMALE restroom... I was floored by all of the negative comments made to me...but in this post, it seems that most feel the same as I do....where were these folks when I posted the same topic/question a few weeks ago?

OBAMA should be concerned about WORLD affairs...he should be concerned about CHINA and what they are doing in the CHINA seas and what their hackers are doing...he should be concerned with PUTIN and his craziness and wanting world domination...and most of all HE SHOULD BE CONCERNED and BE DOING something about the really CRAPPY totally STUPID insane deal he made with IRAN and the Backlash we are getting from IRAN now...This subject should not even being on his plate...his agenda....and he should be SERIOUSLY concerned with ILLEGAL ALIENS and un do the INSANE stupid ASININE amnesty crap he passed ILLEGALLY...

Response by Alan K. made May 15 at 2016 12:06 AM

Alan K. — Sun, 15 May 2016 00:06:57 -0400

Why does he even have one?.....That one is so far down the priority list as a few below have stated. he has many exponentially more important issues to address.

Response by SSG Dennis Grossmann made May 15 at 2016 12:23 AM

SSG Dennis Grossmann — Sun, 15 May 2016 00:23:05 -0400

Time to go back to majority rule in any kind of decision. If polled I would wager that probably 99% of parents would object to the policy.

Response by SPC David S. made May 15 at 2016 1:47 AM

SPC David S. — Sun, 15 May 2016 01:47:06 -0400

My question is what are the limits to this reasoning - if an individual identifies as women do they qualify for the perks offered or can they apply for certification in being woman-owned business. What if I identify as being a minority. Where and what are the limits to this.

Response by SSG Daniel Deiler made May 15 at 2016 1:49 AM

SSG Daniel Deiler — Sun, 15 May 2016 01:49:19 -0400

It's funny. The democrats want the government to stay out of our bedrooms but have NO problem going into the bathrooms. What a bunch of crap.

Response by LTC David Brown made May 15 at 2016 1:55 AM

LTC David Brown — Sun, 15 May 2016 01:55:18 -0400

President Obama didn't give a rat's patoot about cancelling health insurance for 6 MILLION people but now he is concerned if 700,000 extremely confused people can't use the rest room they desire not the one they are biologically assigned to use? This is the biggest crock of pig swill ever imagined. Obama is crazy, I really think this is a sign he is falling apart mentally. It isn't an edict, we are just trying to clearify this transgender issue ,but if you don't comply we will cut federal funding to your schools? Really? Teenage boys showering in locker rooms with 14, 15 and 16 year old girls? This make any sense to any one other than a mentally ill person?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 3:35 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 03:35:36 -0400

He cares about Global warming and the three tenth's of one percent,that I believe, have issues since I have an adult transgender step-daughter that has mental issues and is a pothead, a drunk as well with a 9th grade education and who is immature and confused about life so she gets high to escape it.

The President should care more about taking care of the 1% that do all of the serving, fighting and sometimes dying but instead we get pay cuts and he gives himself a better retirement package while Congress and gets the military retirement package pegged to a 401K.

Is this article true?

Now he has opened a pandorra's box and some states are ready to go to court over his edict.
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-obama-just-gave-massive-pay-raise/

BREAKING: Obama Just Gave Himself A MASSIVE Pay Raise... FOREVER! $$$

While Americans are suffering in the Obama economy, President Barack Obama is seeking to increase the money available to him after he leaves the White House. The Congressional Research Service …

Response by Jessica Kornegay made May 15 at 2016 3:40 AM

Jessica Kornegay — Sun, 15 May 2016 03:40:03 -0400

I think it's dangerous for those who could potentially become victims to those pretending to be transgender just to gain access. God help us all.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made May 15 at 2016 8:04 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Sun, 15 May 2016 08:04:56 -0400

Totally screwed up. He as a president is getting into areas he has no place to be. With so many other pressing problems this is stupid. Just as stupid as an apology to Japan.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 8:18 AM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 08:18:21 -0400

If he has time for High School bathroom politics, that must mean our economy, health care, jobs, IRS, military, education, environment, energy, and immigration issues must all be solved and doing great. Oh wait, those things aren't resolved.... WTF is he doing up there?

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made May 15 at 2016 8:28 AM

SP5 Mark Kuzinski — Sun, 15 May 2016 08:28:19 -0400

$20"T" in debt and climbing. I think he could spent his time on more important issues.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 9:00 AM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 09:00:16 -0400

He's doing the right thing by granting them the privacy to perform a basic need and not making it disturbing others. It is the civil thing to do.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made May 15 at 2016 9:04 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sun, 15 May 2016 09:04:55 -0400

One more severe overstep of his authority by this lawless president.

Elections have consequences.

Response by SP5 Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 10:45 AM

SP5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 10:45:59 -0400

It fits in with the depth of thinking that I associate with a neighborhood organizer. Micro-management. The global issues are at the macro level and way out of his range.

Response by Keri S made May 15 at 2016 10:51 AM

Keri S — Sun, 15 May 2016 10:51:16 -0400

It's ridiculous. They should just use the family bathroom and stop causing such hype for no reason.

Response by CPT Mark Gonzalez made May 15 at 2016 10:52 AM

CPT Mark Gonzalez — Sun, 15 May 2016 10:52:42 -0400

The issue is going to backfire on the media as it will send more republicans to the polls come election time.
People have been going to the bathroom for a long time and there was absolutely no need for a policy by target or the president. This isn't a story, but the media made it one and into an issue. Now the govt comes in to play dad. America is sick of the govt stepping in all the time on what the media cares about, but not fixing the real issues such as infrastructure, the debt, our budget, entitlements, the shrinking military, etc.

Response by LTC Joseph George made May 15 at 2016 11:08 AM

LTC Joseph George — Sun, 15 May 2016 11:08:23 -0400

As you can see, a less than 1/4 of 1/4 of a percent of the populace is getting superior rights and the majority is getting screwed. If congress and this ignorant administration would just concern itself with running instead of ruining the country we all would n=be in a better state of being. But to have this shit shoved up our asses is appalling.

Response by SN Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 12:10 PM

SN Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 12:10:11 -0400

In my opinion president Obama needs to move a lot fast in making regulations and laws that protect these misunderstood trans people from discrimination before another trans person is assaulted or worse killed.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 12:57 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 12:57:28 -0400

I personally don't care, I've used dual gendered porta johns. But I believe this issue is taking the publics attention away from something

Response by LTC Tom Jones made May 15 at 2016 2:17 PM

LTC Tom Jones — Sun, 15 May 2016 14:17:27 -0400

We Infantry guys (and now gals, too) catching a break on this one; woods are woods the world over.

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made May 15 at 2016 2:51 PM

SFC Everett Oliver — Sun, 15 May 2016 14:51:04 -0400

It's a load of crap and it's no good for us.

Response by GySgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2016 6:03 PM

GySgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 May 2016 18:03:49 -0400

We will soon be Starship Troopers - coed showers!!!

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made May 15 at 2016 7:38 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Sun, 15 May 2016 19:38:36 -0400

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member simply it is what it is!

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2016 12:37 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:37:54 -0400

First, it's " federal government overreach " at it's worst. Local governments can handle things such as this. With the current Attorney General and the excessive example of " executive orders" and a Congress that apparently doesn't believe that laws are passed by them, it's a wonder that Lynch just doesn't take over "making" as well as "enforcing the laws. Maybe our elected officials are too interested in trashing the current Republican presidential candidate.

Response by SGT Larry Prentice made May 16 at 2016 6:23 AM

SGT Larry Prentice — Mon, 16 May 2016 06:23:19 -0400

I think we should let people piss in private and stop crying about it!!

If a woman is in the process of becoming a man, takes all the meds for it etc etc etc but uses the Mens room, nobody gives a hoot. BUT, if a man is going through the exact same process to become a woman, everyone freaks out about it. They are not going in there to creep on anyone, they are going in to relieve themselves PERIOD!!!

Response by SGT David T. made May 16 at 2016 7:57 AM

SGT David T. — Mon, 16 May 2016 07:57:33 -0400

I don't care one way or the other honestly. This issue is nothing but a smokescreen.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made May 16 at 2016 9:53 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Mon, 16 May 2016 09:53:55 -0400

Personally, I'm indifferent until I see a legitimate reason to be opposed to it, and I need to see it.

Response by LTC Thomas Tennant made May 16 at 2016 10:03 AM

LTC Thomas Tennant — Mon, 16 May 2016 10:03:56 -0400

It is an intentional distraction from some of the other stuff he is doing by executive order. It is also part of his final year's agenda to totally disrupt and destroy what is good and decent in America. By pandering to at best 0.001% of our population he is angering the majority who have had it with is far left liberal socialist agenda and policies. It maybe cynical, but I would not put it past him to try and create the conditions supporting a declaration of "martial law" and suspend the election. I am praying that is not the case. But if it is I am also praying that my fellow Americans see his actions for what they are and keep their heads.

Response by SSG William Jones made May 16 at 2016 12:20 PM

SSG William Jones — Mon, 16 May 2016 12:20:27 -0400

As we all know by now, President (Emperor?) Obama issued a May 13th directive requiring every public school in the nation to accommodate transgender students–under Title IX guidelines. Boys who identify as girls and vice versa must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms and shower stalls based on their felt “identity” of the day, and to play on the sports teams of their choosing. The decree he released last Friday says that all schools across the country must allow students to choose the restrooms and locker rooms according to “their internal sense of gender.” If schools don’t comply, he threatens loss of funding and lawsuits from the federal government. “It’s an outrageous attack on our Creator Himself, upon human sexuality and morality and a further advancement of the flagrant attack on religious freedom in our culture,” Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd said. “Sooner or later we have to determine that enough is enough,” he said. “It’s not going to change until Christians get involved in this battle.” What about the privacy and protection of all the other students? Isn’t this discrimination against all of them? A decree doesn’t carry the force and weight of law–that's Congress' job. Does the president not fear God, Who made us and created us male and female? If losing federal funding is the price we must pay to protect women and children–then so be it. We must not betray what we know to be true for the government’s 30 pieces of silver. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Far too long, society has slept as this administration has fundamentally transformed our nation. Major American corporations are partnering with Hollywood and militant activists to attack religious liberty. PayPal, Disney, Marvel, and Coca-Cola are some of the companies threatening to punish any state that dares to defend the rights of Christians. PayPal, Bruce Springsteen and others have already announced boycotts of any state that refuses to allow this travesty. So… do we defy the president and resist or do we go back to sleep and sacrifice our children? If we’re going to identify people based on feelings, doesn't anything go? I recently saw these online questions for the Attorney General: Shouldn't a 16-year-old who identifies as a 21-year-old be allowed to drink alcohol? Shouldn't a 40-year-old who identifies as a 65-year-old receive Social Security benefits and senior citizen discounts at movies and restaurants?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2016 3:44 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 May 2016 15:44:22 -0400

If the bathrooms are not broken... don't fix them

Response by CDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2016 4:22 PM

CDR Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 May 2016 16:22:18 -0400

I would have to say I don't have an opinion about President Obama's transgender bathroom policy because he does not have one. The "policy" in question is not policy at all but guidance to schools that receive federal funding of their Title IX compliance requirements and how the Departments of Justice and Education expect said school to comply with Title IX requirements.

These same documents come out all the time as a Department recognizes that further guidance is required. For instance TSA has guidance at various times regarding airport security. The Department of State puts out new guidance on various countries all the time as the situation in those countries changes. Same for almost everything form farming to foods to medicine. All are updated at the departmental level with out Presidential signature. If you think everyone of them goes before the President for a briefing then you have absolutely no idea what actually goes on at that level.

Here is the guidance itself signed by a Assistant Secretary and a Principle Deputy Assistant Attorney. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201605-title-ix-transgender.pdf

At best the President would only be briefed on this in passing if at all. The equivalently of this is "What is your opinion about Army Chief of Staff GEN Mark Milley's personal leave policy for 1st Army Davison?" I suspect it is he has better things to do than worry about how soldiers in 1st Army Division take their leave. But who knows maybe he likes to get into the weeds on details like that, but I doubt it.

All I am really saying is that if you are going to passionately disagree with the President, which it seems many on here are doing, do it for something he has actually done. A it's a cheap shot and B it weakens your case against legitimate disagreements (you come off as a constant complainer and therefore have no legitimate reason to complain).

Response by SSG Wally Lawver made May 17 at 2016 9:35 AM

SSG Wally Lawver — Tue, 17 May 2016 09:35:46 -0400

Hes an idiot. Thats my opinion.

Response by SGT Kathi Prato made May 17 at 2016 9:48 AM

SGT Kathi Prato — Tue, 17 May 2016 09:48:26 -0400

Another example of appeasing the few at the expense of many

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2016 12:59 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 May 2016 12:59:34 -0400

Live and let live. It costs me nothing to treat people who are transgender with the same dignity I would hope to receive if I had to deal with an issue like that.

Response by SFC Bobby Thompson made May 27 at 2016 9:06 AM

SFC Bobby Thompson — Fri, 27 May 2016 09:06:53 -0400

What I hate the most is we have soo many problems in the United States that need to be talked, but he does not touch real problems he creates BS issues to make it look like he is making change. I am a Black man from Chicago and they have 400 people being killed there annually, why is he not trying to tackle that problem? I guess figuring out bathroom rights for the gender confused is more important.

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made Nov 2 at 2016 4:59 PM

SP5 Mark Kuzinski — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:59:13 -0400

It's total BS - we have so many other things to take care of in the US.

Response by SFC George Smith made Nov 2 at 2016 9:08 PM

SFC George Smith — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:08:23 -0400

this is what he is worried with the nation falling apart and he is worried whom can pee where...

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2020 7:34 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 07:34:40 -0500

Barack Hussein Obama appeared to put the rights of minority groups over the majority groups thus oppressing the majority of Americans. He appeared to be attempting to undermine the stability and continuity of the US by his antiAmerican antiConstitution antiLaw enforcement polices. He strengthened our enemies and undermined our friends. Some say he was a double agent put in place to destroy the USA from within. Actions speak loud.