Colorado Lawmaker on Controversial Gender Bill: ‘This Is Wrong’

[Clip starts UNKNOWN pass ░░░░░░░░ bill and history will ░░░░░░░░ remember you as heroes ░░░░░░░░ will remember you as ░░░░░░░░ who sold out the ░░░░░░░░ of the people for ░░░░░░░░ approval of extremists UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ It s an attack ░░░░░░░░ parental rights The state ░░░░░░░░ not get to determine ░░░░░░░░ s best for other ░░░░░░░░ s children The state ░░░░░░░░ not the parent UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ If disagreeing with our ░░░░░░░░ is the standard for ░░░░░░░░ by CPS every single ░░░░░░░░ in this room would ░░░░░░░░ grown up in state ░░░░░░░░ Disagreement is not abuse ░░░░░░░░ ends FAULKNER Wow U ░░░░░░░░ cowards That s what ░░░░░░░░ parents were calling Democrat ░░░░░░░░ who just passed what ░░░░░░░░ didn t want Some ░░░░░░░░ the fiery debate before ░░░░░░░░ chambers of Colorado state ░░░░░░░░ passed a controversial gender ░░░░░░░░ It is now on ░░░░░░░░ Democratic governor s desk ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ that he will sign ░░░░░░░░ He will The bill ░░░░░░░░ intentionally naming anyone or ░░░░░░░░ them by anything other ░░░░░░░░ what they ve chosen ░░░░░░░░ gender or name in ░░░░░░░░ spaces That includes schools ░░░░░░░░ workplaces It also makes ░░░░░░░░ easier for people to ░░░░░░░░ their names on legal ░░░░░░░░ A provision to let ░░░░░░░░ courts consider misgendering in ░░░░░░░░ cases was dropped after ░░░░░░░░ from the parents So ░░░░░░░░ made that one small ░░░░░░░░ but the rest of ░░░░░░░░ sits Every Republican in ░░░░░░░░ the House and the ░░░░░░░░ voted against the bill ░░░░░░░░ Republican state rep with ░░░░░░░░ in Focus recently Clip ░░░░░░░░ PUGLIESE This is still ░░░░░░░░ attack on parental rights ░░░░░░░░ they took out that ░░░░░░░░ custody piece they included ░░░░░░░░ that said you no ░░░░░░░░ are required to get ░░░░░░░░ court order in order ░░░░░░░░ change your name and ░░░░░░░░ a government issued ID ░░░░░░░░ Oh boy PUGLIESE even ░░░░░░░░ you are in this ░░░░░░░░ unlawfully And so that ░░░░░░░░ public safety in a ░░░░░░░░ way So we re ░░░░░░░░ attacking parental rights but ░░░░░░░░ are now adding an ░░░░░░░░ public safety element to ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends FAULKNER Jarvis ░░░░░░░░ Republican Colorado state representative ░░░░░░░░ with me now So ░░░░░░░░ banded together on this ░░░░░░░░ was it like against ░░░░░░░░ wall of Democrats on ░░░░░░░░ issue And I know ░░░░░░░░ got heated CALDWELL Well ░░░░░░░░ off thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me Harris So they ░░░░░░░░ it through the House ░░░░░░░░ used procedural rules to ░░░░░░░░ us down But we ░░░░░░░░ trying to make these ░░░░░░░░ that this is wrong ░░░░░░░░ that the outlash the ░░░░░░░░ from our constituents was ░░░░░░░░ They rushed it through ░░░░░░░░ House and the Senate ░░░░░░░░ actually listened to what ░░░░░░░░ were trying to say ░░░░░░░░ made some big changes ░░░░░░░░ it s still a ░░░░░░░░ bill FAULKNER When you ░░░░░░░░ big changes one of ░░░░░░░░ things that they wanted ░░░░░░░░ consider for custody cases ░░░░░░░░ if your child was ░░░░░░░░ and wanted to be ░░░░░░░░ if a parent said ░░░░░░░░ m not calling you ░░░░░░░░ they could they could ░░░░░░░░ the child away potentially ░░░░░░░░ at least put it ░░░░░░░░ the conversation about custody ░░░░░░░░ That s right it ░░░░░░░░ directed the courts to ░░░░░░░░ Paramount consideration was the ░░░░░░░░ they used to the ░░░░░░░░ who actually affirms the ░░░░░░░░ identity confusion of the ░░░░░░░░ and the parent who ░░░░░░░░ t affirm it was ░░░░░░░░ committing child abuse.”