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[–]MarkTwainiac 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Now that I've read the source material in full and with care, I think that my characterization of the implications of these new rules might be in error, or at least over-stated, as apparently the language changes pertain to specific clauses in the House Code of Official Conduct, which can be seen here:

https://ethics.house.gov/publications/code-official-conduct#:~:text=Rule%20XXIII%20%2D%20Code%20Of%20Official%20Conduct&text=A%20Member%2C%20Delegate%2C%20Resident%20Commissioner,reflect%20creditably%20on%20the%20House.

On the other hand, there is worrying phrasing at the start of this bill, which suggests that these changes in the Code of Ethics are just the foot it the door to sweeping changes in other, broader contexts. The very first line of the bill says:

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposes.

Not to sound paranoid, but given everything that's been going on in recent years, I do suspect that this is the first step in the larger, longer-range agenda of making it impossible to identify, discuss and legislatively prohibit sexism and sex discrimination by making it verboten to acknowledge and specify sex.

[–]forwardback 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I second your concern. When the Dems said they supported the gender movement, I believed them. By rules and practices, legislation, or executive orders, we're going to see the changing of language and the loss of most (everything?) for which women fought so hard.

[–]MezozoicGay 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Republicans tried to please MRA and to remove all women rights, but always were failing and only partially limiting women. Now Democrats came and "look how Dad is doing this" and showing how to do it?

Looks like this parody is not a parody, but a statement of a fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev373c7wSRg

[–]Silverhatband 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So, Dems: "Hold my beer..."?

[–]MezozoicGay 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly.

[–]Silverhatband 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Political persons within federal agencies and departments can create administration changes that will carry profound repercussions legally. This is a fact Not to be taken lightly! Especially, as the new House rules establishes the Office of Diversity and Inclusion; better believe political interests will be stacked in agency positions. This may be even more detrimental than Supreme Court stacking. Civics. The more you know...