Dear Kristi Noem: GOP Voters Are Done Supporting Politicians Who Turn On Their Interests

By Rachel Bovard

Girls in South Dakota may have to wait for a leader who will resist woke corporate power, but all GOP politicians should learn from Gov. Kristi Noem’s failure.

Kristi Noem, the popular Republican governor of South Dakota, walked into a political buzz saw this week with her decision to veto a bill to protect the integrity of girls’ sports in her home state.

South Dakota’s House Bill 1217 would ensure that girls and women in sports — from kindergarten through college — would only compete against other females and not biological men. Among other provisions, the bill would also give both girls and schools a right to sue if retaliatory actions were taken against them for demanding enforcement of the law.

After declaring she was “excited to sign” the legislation, Noem reversed herself. When the bill arrived on her desk, she issued a “style and form” veto, outlining how the bill must be changed before she’d consider signing it.

The reversal came as a surprise, but was less shocking as it became apparent that Noem had been subject to some intense lobbying efforts from the NCAA, Amazon, and the Chamber of Commerce. These corporations and entities are overtly hostile to traditional values, including those that acknowledge and affirm basic facts about biology.

full story at https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/25/dear-kristi-noem-gop-voters-are-done-supporting-politicians-who-turn-on-their-interests/