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Another win for Women's rights

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Did you know that it is possible to work on multiple issues at the same time?
Let us be honest with ourselves. When you wrote this post, it is unlikely that you genuinely believed it. While it is possible to work on multiple things at once, actions that have only a minimal impact (such as 0.0018%) are not equivalent to initiatives that affect lives by 30%, especially when considering other priorities.
 
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Really?

A quick AI search:​


The Trump administration has taken several steps aimed at reducing the size and scope of the federal government, particularly during its second term. Here’s a breakdown of key actions:


Executive Orders and Bureaucratic Cuts
  • Executive Order to Reduce Bureaucracy: Signed in February 2025, this order targeted unnecessary government entities and advisory committees for elimination or downsizing.
  • Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Created to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and inefficiency across federal agencies.
  • Termination of Programs: The administration shut down the Federal Executive Institute and paused foreign aid to certain NGOs and international contractors to ensure alignment with American values.

Workforce Reduction
  • ederal Workforce Shrinkage: Between September 2024 and March 2025, the number of federal civilian employees dropped by over 23,000.
  • Deferred Resignation Program: Set to remove hundreds of thousands more employees by October 2025.
  • Hiring Freeze and RIF Notices: Hiring slowed dramatically, and many employees received reduction-in-force or termination notices.

Deregulation Initiatives
  • 10-to-1 Deregulation Rule: For every new regulation introduced, ten existing ones had to be eliminated.
  • Streamlining Rulemaking: Agencies were required to justify new rules with clear benefits, aiming to reduce regulatory burden.

Budget and Spending Cuts
  • $4.4 Trillion in Proposed Cuts: The administration’s budget aimed to reduce spending and balance the budget by 2035.
  • Nondefense Discretionary Cuts: Proposed a 5% cut to nondefense programs and a 2% annual reduction through 2030.
  • Defense Prioritization: Maintained strong defense funding while cutting elsewhere.

These efforts reflect a broader philosophy of returning power to states and local communities, reducing federal overreach, and promoting efficiency. If you’d like, I can dive deeper into any of these areas or explore how these changes compare to previous administrations.

Thank you for providing the list. I have not reviewed each item individually, but I trust your statement that these policies shift authority from the federal government to local and state governments. If this is accurate, I recognize President Trump’s actions in this regard.

However, these actions do not represent all of the initiatives undertaken by the current administration.

As I have previously stated, my political perspective aligns with the conservative values exemplified by Reagan, W. Bush, and Romney.

Even at his most assertive, President Reagan would likely not have considered contacting a major private company such as Apple to threaten a 60% tariff on their products if they did not relocate jobs and factories to the United States. Such an action would conflict with the principles of limited government that conservatives have valued over the past fifty years.

It is unlikely that President Reagan would have contacted the president of Harvard to dictate which programs, such as DEI, should or should not be taught at universities. Nor would he have directed Columbia University regarding the enrollment of foreign students. Such actions would contravene the principle of limited government that conservatives have advocated for over the past fifty years.

President W. Bush faced recessions in 2002 and from 2007 to 2008; however, at no point did he make public statements regarding then-Federal Reserve Chairs Alan Greenspan or Ben Bernanke. It is likely that President Bush and his team may have disagreed privately with the Federal Reserve chairman, but neither he nor his administration ever publicly addressed the matter, either in support or in opposition. This restraint aligns not only with the conservative principle of limited government, but also respects the boundaries established by the U.S. policies.

If Mitt Romney or John McCain had been president, it’s unlikely they would have argued on Twitter with a college president about a biological man competing in NCAA women’s sports.

If the concept of limited government is understood as allowing the President of the United States to direct major corporations on their operations, influence university curricula, or instruct the Federal Reserve Chair on setting interest rates, such an approach may reflect certain contemporary conservative policies. However, it does not align with the conservative principles associated with figures like Reagan, Bush or Romney.
 
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The only "women's right" many conservatives seem to care about these days is the right to not play sports with and against trans-women.

You mean men.

I asked earlier in the thread and it was ignored, so let me pose an open question to anyone who would like to answer.

One of the more prominent examples of the men in women's sports debate is Riley Gaines and Lia Thomas. For those who may not be aware, when Lia Thomas placed 554th when competing as a male in the 200-yard freestyle in 2018. In 2022 when competing as a female, Lia Thomas placed 5th in the same event.

Here are the stats:

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The question I have for anyone who supports men competing in women's sports is, do you think this is fair to the women competing in these events? A man who was only good enough to place 554th when racing other men suddenly places 5th when racing women. Do you think that's fair to the women competing?
 
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Today, this is a priority for both Democrats, liberals, conservatives, and Republicans.
It didnt used to be until the Democrats made it so. It was the left that decided they needed to make it a priority to allow for men to invade womens spaces, and to trans the kids. Once that happened we conservatives stood up and said no and made it a priority to put a stop to this nonsense.
American politics has shifted from focusing on policies that impact daily life to a reactionary environment. Political debates have moved away from a focus on policies that directly impact citizens' daily lives and quality of life. A small group of ultra-liberals in Seattle, WA, advocated for policy changes aimed at addressing the needs of 1% of Americans, seeking cultural change in the broader population and pushing these policies through deep blue districts- like biological man who now identify as woman must be allowed to use women bathroom, biological man who identify as woman must be allowed to play female sports . For reasons that remain unclear, certain prominent Democrats adopted this policy, and Vice President Harris's remarks as Attorney General regarding providing prisoners with access to transgender surgery became a significant political moment in 2024.
All that is mostly true. However it was a worldwide movement that effected every state in the US. And it began to affect a lot of citizens quality of life. Women felt less safe in their spaces. Those in sports lost their records and scholarships along with their privacy. Parents lost access to their children. Children were permanently harmed without informed consent. Children were transed who were not suffering from dysphoria. Employees were disciplined or fired for failing to follow transgender ideology.

Real people were affected when a large group of people decided they needed to push the ideology on everyone. We saw upwards of 400% increase in children claiming to be trans. We went from .59% of 18-24 year olds identifying as trans to 3% of them doing so. Thats a 400% increase.

Children ages 6-17 tripled in 5 years. Those children who received blockers and hormones doubled. So yes this became a very important piece in many Amercans lives. Sports was only one piece of the pie.
 
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However, these actions do not represent all of the initiatives undertaken by the current administration.
You original assertion was regarding the present administration advocating for limited government no longer existing.

The once traditional conservative party that advocated for limited government no longer exists. Currently, the focus appears to be driven by retribution rather than policy principles.
To which I provided multiple example of that assertion being incorrect.

Every single one of those actions are being undertaken the the current administration - that is a fact.
 
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You original assertion was regarding the present administration advocating for limited government no longer existing.


To which I provided multiple example of that assertion being incorrect.

Every single one of those actions are being undertaken the the current administration - that is a fact.
Thank you for providing the list. I have not individually reviewed each item, but accept the statement that these policies involve a transfer of authority from the federal government to local and state governments. If this is accurate, President Trump's actions regarding these policies could be considered consistent with conservative principles of limited government.

If an administration advocates for limited government, actions such as threatening tariffs on companies unless they bring jobs back to the United States may be interpreted as inconsistent with that principle. Similarly, encouraging universities to alter their curricula or publicly commenting on Federal Reserve decisions while requesting lower interest rates might also be viewed as inconsistent with the philosophy of limited government.

So, it is accurate to state that contemporary conservatism does not consistently follow the traditional limited government philosophy. In some instances, policies reflect limited government ideology, while at other times, contradictory policies are implemented that do not align with that principle.
 
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It didnt used to be until the Democrats made it so. It was the left that decided they needed to make it a priority to allow for men to invade womens spaces, and to trans the kids. Once that happened we conservatives stood up and said no and made it a priority to put a stop to this nonsense.

All that is mostly true. However it was a worldwide movement that effected every state in the US. And it began to affect a lot of citizens quality of life. Women felt less safe in their spaces. Those in sports lost their records and scholarships along with their privacy. Parents lost access to their children. Children were permanently harmed without informed consent. Children were transed who were not suffering from dysphoria. Employees were disciplined or fired for failing to follow transgender ideology.

Real people were affected when a large group of people decided they needed to push the ideology on everyone. We saw upwards of 400% increase in children claiming to be trans. We went from .59% of 18-24 year olds identifying as trans to 3% of them doing so. Thats a 400% increase.

Children ages 6-17 tripled in 5 years. Those children who received blockers and hormones doubled. So yes this became a very important piece in many Amercans lives. Sports was only one piece of the pie.
Your opening sentence—"It didn't used to be until the Democrats made it so"—illustrates how reactionary policies distract from the real issues Americans should address.

GOP response to America "Well, Democrats started it”
 
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This issue has minimal relevance to the daily lives of the vast majority of Americans, affecting very few people directly. However, there is a sense of satisfaction among Conservatives when responding to opposing liberal policies.
False, the satisfaction comes not from opposing liberal policies, but from protecting womens private spaces and sports. It comes from protecting people from losing their jobs. It comes from protecting children and families from making a tragic life altering mistake. Its about protecting real people.
This is not focused on improving the lives of Americans or enhancing their well-being. Instead, it centres on opposing and preventing progressive policies, regardless of whether this results in significant real-world change.
This is a huge mistake in not understanding why conservatives opposed this. There has been real world change. And as more and more research was done in this field it has been discovered that previous information was totally unreliable and faulty. Which affected real people and families.
The reality is that, when Democrats and liberals gain power in the next election cycle, they will pursue policies that oppose with those of conservatives, just so they can penalize the conservative, potentially prioritizing opposition over substantive policy objectives. And the cycle of revenge politics continues.
I don't think its revenge politics. I think its an ideological battle. Both sides are not opposing the other just to oppose. They are strongly opposing due to an ideological battle over the soul of the country and where they believe the country should be going.
 
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Your opening sentence—"It didn't used to be until the Democrats made it so"—illustrates how reactionary policies distract from the real issues Americans should address.

GOP response to America "Well, Democrats started it”

Reaction to what the other side is doing is in no way an illustration of distraction. You are making a claim that rhe issues being fuscussed are not real issues. Thats a false claim. People who are concerned about such things know they are real issues. Your dismissal is irrelevant.

Your last statement is nothing more than a hand wave to anything you personally find not real. Ive got news for you. The issues are very real and you hand waving them away is meaningless.
 
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You may be prosecuted for a miscarriage, have your remains used as an incubator against your will, no longer have medical privacy but hey, no trans folks in the Olympics! Score!

Were does it say no trans folks in the Olympics? It says they can’t compete in the women’s category but they can still compete in the men’s division.
 
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Translate "quite a few" into a specific number.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities of U.S. adults favor or strongly favor laws and policies that:

  • Require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth (66%)

197 out of every 1,000 women die from maternal mortality.

18 out of every 1,000 women die from maternal mortality.

Wait, you’re giving two wildly different numbers to the same problem here.

There are 4.4 million more women than men worldwide living on less than $1.90 per day.

2 billion women around the world lack access to health care.

Sexual assault rate among women at US universities: 26%.

What you’re doing here is called the Appeal to Worse Problems (Relative Privation) Fallacy.
 
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All that means is that while 26% female students in collage are getting sexually assaulted, todays republican party worry more about 10 biological male winning swimming competition. Wrong priority !
Interesting that the Democrat Party hasnt solved the problem already since they are so worried about it?

We CAN stop men competing against women today. Right now, with a stroke of a pen. Now if we could only do the same with sex assault.

Since we cant stop sex assault with a stroke of a pen, we shouldn't do anything that we can stop?

When you figure out an easy way to stop sex assault by a stroke of the president's pen I et us know and I bet we can get it signed.
 
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