Camille Paglia: Transgenderism is child abuse

Camille Paglia is one of the most foremost thinkers in America.  She's a liberal and a Democrat, but she is informed by a deep knowledge of history and of the mistakes and failures of the past.  Here is what Wikipedia has to say about her:

Camille Anna Paglia (English: /ˈpɑːliə/; born April 2, 1947) is an American academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1984.^[1] Known for her critical views of many aspects of modern culture,^[2][3] Paglia is the author of Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990).

Paglia has also written three collections of essays, an eponymously titled analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, Break, Blow, Burn (2005) on poetry, and Glittering Images (2012), a history of the visual arts. She is a critic of American feminism and of post-structuralism as well as a commentator on multiple aspects of American culture such as its visual art, music, and film history. In 2005, Paglia was ranked No. 20 on a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll of the world's top 100 public intellectuals.^[4]

Here, Ms. Paglia warns us about the Left's latest fashion statement -- and says that it is child abuse for legislators and government officials to promote or enable transgenderism for children.  Take a moment to listen to her comments, you will be hearing them again:

Last week, the New Jersey Senate passed S-3067, allowing no debate and after hearings in which the audio of the hearing was doctored to eliminate some uncomfortable testimony from the public record.  What is happening to the straight-down-the-middle, non-partisan, professionalism that once was a feature of OLS?  More on that later.

For those of you not paying attention to what the Senate does (99.9% of the electorate -- by design), S-3067 uses the power of the State to require that the Commissioner of Education stick his nose into the business of local school districts and "develop guidelines regarding transgender students."  Things like the use of "the name and pronoun that corresponds to a student’s gender identity... issuance of school documentation such as student ID’s in the name that corresponds to a student’s gender identity... permitting transgender students to dress in accordance with their gender identity... equal opportunities for participation in physical education... participation in gender-segregated school activities in accordance with a student’s gender identity... the use of restrooms and locker rooms... permitting and supporting the formation of student clubs or programs regarding issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth."  In addition, the guidelines will include "information on organizations or other resources available to students and parents that provide support to transgender individuals." Yep, proselytizing and recruitment.

But don't you dare try to start a Christian club at school... or wear a Trump tee shirt to have your photo taken for the school yearbook.  Some things WILL NOT be tolerated. 

And when did the New Jersey Senate become so obsessed with the sexual identities of children?  What's next?  Breast augmentations for the 13 and under crowd so they might better conform with the entertainment media's ideas about the sexualization of children in furtherance of the marketing of products?

The state has over 500 school districts -- each a hothouse of innovation on how to solve the age old problem of helping people rub along together without needing to tyrannize the majority.  But no, the Senate -- and especially those dried up old figs on the Democrat side -- just have to get their hands on the state's children and force everybody into one way of thinking. 

Here is the vote on S-3067.  Take careful note of the GOP "heroes" who have sucked-up the thinking of the Far-Left, and remember what Camille Paglia said about this.  Remember those words, coming from a major liberal, Democrat thinker -- you are "guilty of child abuse and a crime against humanity."  You will be seeing them again.

Roseff's group backed Oroho on estate tax

Not long ago, some of the very same people who are now engaged in smearing Steve Oroho over the estate tax were urging him to repeal it.  They even held a rally at the Statehouse in Trenton to kick-off their campaign.

Advisory: AFP To Launch Death Tax Repeal Effort, Monday, Sept. 15

SEP 11, 2014 BY AFP

AFP to Launch Death Tax Repeal Effort!
~Monday, Sept. 15 at 12PM at the Statehouse~

TRENTON – Americans for Prosperity, the state’s leading advocate for taxpayers, will hold a press conference on the steps of the capitol on Monday, Sept. 15 at 12 noon to launch an effort to repeal the state’s death tax, or estate tax.

AFP will be joined by a broad coalition of lawmakers, organizations and concerned citizens, among them state Sen. Steve Oroho (R-24), Asm. Jay Webber (R-26), andAsm. Gordon Johnson (D-37); the 60 Plus Association, Commerce and Industry Association, CPA Society of New Jersey, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the Common Sense Institute of New Jersey.

Coalition members believe eliminating the estate tax is critical for stemming the exodus of residents and job creators to lower tax states and improving New Jersey’s economy. Repeal is also viewed as a moral imperative since the state’s low death tax threshold saddles many middle class New Jerseyans with tax bills into the tens of thousands of dollars—in effect taxing them for achieving the American Dream.

Sen. Oroho is the primary sponsor of legislation which would phase the estate tax out over a five year period. The press conference signals the commitment of AFP and coalition partners to educating the public and building grassroots pressure to compel the Legislature to pass this legislation this year.

AFP Death Tax Repeal Kickoff Event!
~Monday, Sept. 15 at 12PM on Capitol Steps~
125 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 (Click for map)

Sen. Steve Oroho (R-24), Asm. Jay Webber (R-26) and Asm. Gordon Johnson (D-37)
Frayda Levin, Chairwoman, Americans for Prosperity
Daryn Iwicki, State Director, Americans for Prosperity
Jim Martin, Chairman, 60 Plus Association
Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
Ralph Thomas, CEO & Executive Director, CPA Society of New Jersey
Jerry Cantrell, President, Common Sense Institute of New Jersey
Dan Pagano, New Jersey Citizen-Activist
Numerous AFP citizen-activists

Note that Dan Pagano, the president of the group Harvey Roseff claims to represent, supported Senator Steve Oroho's legislation.  This is the very group that is organizing the rally in Newton this weekend.

Oh, another day, another rally.  Steve Oroho did what these people thought was so important.  How important?  Let's hear it from them:

Coalition members believe eliminating the estate tax is critical for stemming the exodus of residents and job creators to lower tax states and improving New Jersey’s economy. Repeal is also viewed as a moral imperative since the state’s low death tax threshold saddles many middle class New Jerseyans with tax bills into the tens of thousands of dollars—in effect taxing them for achieving the American Dream.

Despite saying that they were going to "compel" the Legislature to eliminate the estate tax in 2014, that didn't mean squat to the Democrats who control both chambers of the Legislature.  These people had their rally... and then left it to Steve Oroho to do their negotiating for them.  And he got it done.  Not a perfect compromise, but when you are as outnumbered in the Legislature as the Republicans are, you are never going to get anywhere near perfect.  What you are going to get 9 times out of 10 is... squat.

But AFP, Roseff's group, and all rest said that they believed "eliminating the estate tax is critical for stemming the exodus of residents and job creators to lower tax states and improving New Jersey's economy." 

They held a rally to get it done.  Nobody thought it could get done. 

Senator Steve Oroho got it done!  The estate tax will be gone before Governor Christie leaves office!

So instead of a "thank you for getting that done for us," what did Steve Oroho get for doing what they asked him to do? 

Death threats from Tea Partiers.  Violent, pornographic rants from other Tea Partiers.  His son was attacked by AFPers.  Tea Partier Gail Phoebus, who Oroho had endorsed and supported, spread the most malicious and hateful rumors.  The likes of George Graham stoked the fires and got others to do the dirty work. 

We have all heard the rhetoric coming out of the Tea Party regarding the estate tax.  That it only helps "rich" people and does nothing for the "working class."  This is Marxist language -- and it represents a massive flip-flop, a 180 degree turn by the Tea Party.

In their quest to promote their own candidate against Steve Oroho, the Tea Party has promised to support the judicial appointment of a pro-abortion, ACLU-approved, liberal Democrat (Phoebus' pick).  They have promised to support the control over county government by liberal Hudson County machine Democrat-turned-Republican George "Boss" Graham.  And now they are employing the class warfare of Hillary Clinton against conservatives for ending the estate tax in New Jersey.