Biden goes down in defeat on Title IX changes he proposed: women win bigly

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The Biden administration wanted to go out in a fireball of leftist wins, and was hoping to revise Title IX rules in order to allow men who, either think they're women, or know they're only mediocre men in their sport, to compete against women, steal their trophies and scholarships where applicable.

But because the administration was faced with aggressive opposition to any rule changes that would allow men to beat women [in more ways than one] they abandoned their efforts to rewrite the laws they hoped would serve gender dysphoric [and cheaters] agenda.

In a straightforward, official statement, the Education Department announced they were backing down from changing Title IX, a law meant to give equal opportunities to women. They said they would not go forward with the changes that would have let transgender people participate freely in activities and use facilities according to their gender identity.

The Education Department stated, "With over 150,000 public comments on President Joe Biden’s effort to institutionalize access by men to women’s sports, multiple lawsuits to block the rule, and the upcoming end to the Biden administration, it was dropping efforts to impose the rule," according to Just the News.

If this rule had gone through, it would have meant that men could participate in women's sports, and use women's bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities. The Biden administration had first suggested this change back in April 2023.

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Jonathan Scruggs, who is Senior Counsel and Vice President of Legal Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom, called the decision a win for women, as stated on their website.

"Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playing field, and the U.S. Department of Education has taken a step in the right direction by withdrawing this proposed change," he said.

"As the withdrawal admitted, many Americans voiced their opposition to the rule change, and there are many pending lawsuits related to protecting women’s sports — including a comment submitted by Alliance Defending Freedom and multiple lawsuits brought by ADF to protect women’s sports," he said.

"The decision to withdraw the proposed sports rule merely reflects the views of the vast majority of Americans who believe that women’s sports should remain reserved for female athletes," he said.

By choosing to withdraw the rule rather than letting President-elect Donald Trump modify it, Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump, said the White House was "adding more red tape and making it more difficult for him to govern," according to NBC.

"President Trump will not be deterred by their dirty tricks and will use every lever of power to reverse the damage Biden has done and implement his America First agenda," Leavitt said.

Writing on Outkick, Ian Miller noted, "It’s clear that the administration knew that this rule to protect transgender athletes had no chance of surviving the lawsuits and court of public opinion. Especially after the re-election of Donald Trump showed that the country overwhelmingly disapproved of such extremism." 

"But it’s also clear that they wanted to bury this announcement as to avoid scrutiny and criticism from the political left. So they chose to dump it on the Friday before Christmas, with most of the country checked out of the news or focused on the first game of the new College Football Playoff era," he wrote, adding, "Sounds about right for how this disgraceful administration has conducted itself for the past four years."

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah, ladies and all my readers.

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A Defunding Bill for Universities that Boycott Israel

Universities that give in to anti-Israel and antisemitic groups on their campuses by agreeing to cut ties with Israel might soon face a big penalty — if a new bill in Congress passes, which it probably will — they could lose their federal funding.

U.S. Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday called "The Protect Economic Freedom Act" that would stop federal money from going to universities that join the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. This would mean they wouldn't get federal student aid anymore. Schools would have to prove they're not involved in commercial boycotts against Israel.

“Enough is enough. Appeasing the anti-Semitic mobs on college campuses threatens the safety of Jewish students and faculty and it undermines the relationship between the US and one of our strongest allies. If an institution is going to capitulate to the BDS movement, there will be consequences — starting with the Protect Economic Freedom Act,” Foxx, who leads the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, stated.

Gottheimer explained that this law is needed because of the rising anti-Semitism at colleges. He pointed out that while students can freely express their views on the Gaza conflict, boycotting Israel puts Jewish students and others at risk.

“The goal of the anti-Semitic BDS movement is to annihilate the democratic State of Israel, America’s critical ally in the global fight against terror. While students and faculty are free to speak their minds and disagree on policy issues, we cannot allow anti-Semitism to run rampant and risk the safety and security of Jewish students, staff, faculty, and guests on college campuses,” Gottheimer said. “The new bipartisan Protect Economic Freedom Act will give the Department of Education a critical new tool to combat the anti-Semitic BDS movement on college campuses. Now more than ever, we must take the necessary steps to protect our Jewish community.”

The bill requires the U.S. Department of Education to keep track of universities that don't confirm they're not boycotting Israel. This list will be made public.

This legislation doesn't just cut funding; by making this information public, it warns alumni about their school's actions, possibly leading them to stop donating. For instance, big donors at Harvard have already withheld millions due to the university's handling of anti-Semitism.

Since the attack by the Palestinian group Hamas in southern Israel, universities have been dealing with a lot of controversy over campus anti-Semitism. After the attacks, many students and faculty held protests against Israel, with some groups at schools like Harvard and Columbia even blaming Israel and supporting Hamas.

Now, universities that have largely ignored calls for common decency, as seen in their lack of action against anti-Semitic student behavior, face the possibility of losing federal aid, including student financial support. This could make students and faculty very upset with the anti-Semitic protesters, the faculty who support them, and the administrators who complied with their demands. It might be interesting to see how these administrators react when they have to distance themselves from the BDS movement for financial reasons.

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