https://politico.com/news/california-youth-tackle-football-ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom saved California Democrats from themselves Tuesday night by killing their proposal to ban youth tackle football just as it threatened to become a national GOP talking point about government overreach in an election year.
The ban that aimed to protect young athletes from lifelong brain injuries was also rekindling the ire of parents who have protested over their rights in the liberal state — emotional fights that had previously centered around issues like vaccine and mask mandates and school policies on transgender students.
The Assembly bill would have ended tackling for football players under age 12. For opponents, tampering with something as venerated as football was proof that California is the ultimate nanny state. Passing it was made harder in an election year, when Republicans are itching for examples that Democrats are out of touch with most Americans.
“Football is the number one thing on TV. It’s an economic driver across our economy for advertising dollars and teams and athletes and coaches,” said Douglas Herman, a Democratic strategist in Los Angeles. “This is a legislative overreach that makes California conform to the stereotype that everyone wants to have.”
@JackrabbitNickGreen4mos4MO
And even more interesting that Newsome won’t give that much “freedom” to parents when it comes to trans issues
@IndependentHankRepublican4mos4MO
Your 'trans issues' are entirely your problem. Work it out.
@MooseHailey4mos4MO
let families do what they want… kid wants to play tackle football then PLAY! parents don’t want their kid playing tackle football then DONT PLAY!
@D1rectWillLibertarian4mos4MO
Also interesting that it Took a lawsuit from Let Them Play to make sports legal again after the lockdowns. Newsom is a Con.
@ZealfulYearlyRepublican4mos4MO
Do parents also have a right to not inject their kids with experimental vaccines or send their kids to school without a mask. Hypocrite.
@Lobby1stBuckDemocrat4mos4MO
It's 2024 and you're still on this
@ZealfulYearlyRepublican4mos4MO
They were re-instating mask mandates in Southern California as recently as last month yes.
Forgetting what they did to you just gives them a free ride to do it again next time.
@9CJ6CB64mos4MO
If the mandate applies to the collective during a pandemic, then I’m fine with it, but parental choice isn’t one way or the other, it’s a balance.
@P0liticEvaLibertarian4mos4MO
let families do what they want… kid wants to play tackle football then PLAY! parents don’t want their kid playing tackle football then DONT PLAY!
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
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