There are more important issues than who uses which bathroom

I am writing today in regards to the article, “Holy Sworn in for third term for 6th district legislature,” I am a Republican, like most folks around here, but this is definitely a case where our lawmakers are not in-step with their constituents.

Education is definitely the top issue, but other bills are making their way to the floor; a new bathroom law is proposed, sponsored by our own Rep. Holy (R-Cheney), which is almost an exact replica of the North Carolina HB2 bill, making it so that people must use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender on their birth certificate. There are many problems with the bathroom bill; it is completely unenforceable (do I really have to bring my birth certificate to use the restroom?), it is creating a problem that does not exist (we have stalls for a reason) and, most importantly, the North Carolina bill may have cost that state millions, if not billions of lost revenue.

I say our lawmakers are out of step with our type of republicanism here in Eastern Washington because we do not care about inconsequential things like limiting bathroom use. We care about lower taxes, education for our kids and limiting government overreach — especially in the bathroom, as I assure you, you don’t want to go in there.

Mike Degan

Cheney