I’d like to point out that the proposed regulation is going through the office of management and budget. This means that, if you guys want to see this fail to pass, your comments need to include how this would negatively impact the federal budget (which it will) or cite violations of specific pre-existing regulations and policies. They are not going to take you seriously if you just vaguely point to human rights violations. You need to be specific and address the office’s main interests too.
Some talking points if you don’t know what to say:
How similar past regulations like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” impacted the federal government’s spending and budget
There is no public benefit to another “don’t ask don’t tell” incident
The monetary cost of labor and resources to screen people
The monetary cost of firing experienced employees based on loosely defined gender ideology policies, then hiring and training new employees (always more expensive to fire and hire new people)
Widening the already massive federal debt deficit, which a vast majority of voters care a lot about and has caused many congressman to fret over potentially declaring bankruptcy
Inserting/forcing personal politics onto workers in traditionally apolitical workspaces goes against existing federal policy to remain politically neutral
How this witch hunt would massively stall the productivity and effectiveness of these institutions, which would cost more money and cause even more public unrest
Cutting the federal workforce again won’t be popular. Institutions still haven’t recovered from the last cuts
How civilians who use these institutions have the right to freedom of speech and expression, including political beliefs, without the government’s judgment or interference
I can see several scenarios where this would violate HIPAA considering this includes gender affirming care
Automatically punishing transgender people on a federal level by denying access to institutions if they are thought to be transgender assumes guilt based on demographics and violates right to a fair trial via “innocent until proven guilty.”
Take your pick and expand on it, but don’t copy and paste. It’ll look like spam and they will throw it out.
