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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Quadruples Down On Chemical Castration for Kids and Genital Mutilation of Minors

Despite being murdered by Tucker Carlson on national TV for trying to argue during an interview that the chemical castration of children is a conservative virtue and function of limited government that must be protected, Governor Asa Hutchinson has no intention to intention of backing down, adding proverbial reinforcements and braces to the walls of the hole he’s digging himself in.

The Arkansas Governor came under fire last week after vetoing a bill brought before him that would have banned puberty blockers and transgender surgeries for children. The General Assembly was having none of his nonsense, however, and voted to override his veto, making theirs the first state in the country to prohibit these sorts of child abuse.

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, a much friendly face than Carlson, Hutchinson quadrupled down on his insistence that his position is the right one. Referencing the vetoed bill he continued his shameful blathering.

It’s a conservative position to say that’s not the role of government. It is compassionate to say we care for all our young people whether they’re trans-youth or otherwise. We care for them and that’s the message of compassion and conservatism that we need to have as a party.

He says he isn’t bothered about Republican blowback to his position while demonstrating that he has no idea what limited government is.

Are we going to be a narrow party that expresses ourself in intolerant ways, or are we going to be a broad-based party that shows conservative principles but also compassion in dealing with issues that parents face, that individuals face? I’ve got to remind my wonderful Republican colleagues that we are the party of Ronald Reagan that believes in the role of limited government.

Sensing the question over why he has no issue signing some pro-life bills, which would violate his definition of “limited government,” Hutchinson struggles to explain:

Sure, I sign pro-life bills and I know there’s a role for government even in the social issues, but we fundamentally ask ourselves, ‘do we need to do this? Is there a better way? Is this something that we need to leave…in the home, or in the church, our faith leaders to handle? Is this calling out for a government solution?’ We’re fighting that in Washington, let’s fight it also in our state capitols and fight for the principles of our party.

When Tapper points out that he signed a bill banning trans athletes from competing in women’s sports, arguably far less deserving of government intervention, Hutchinson had no answer, dancing around the question while insisting that he’s just trying to be compassionate.

Thank goodness he’s term-limited and will be out in a year and a half. What an embarrassment.

Arkansas Overrides Governor Veto, Passes Awesome Anti-Trans Children Bill

Despite the best efforts of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to veto a bill brought before him that would have banned puberty blockers and transgender surgeries for children, the General Assembly was having none of it, voting Tuesday to override his veto and making theirs the first state in the country to prohibit these sorts of child abuse.

The bill, HB 1570, also dubbed the excellent and accurate “Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act” (SAFE), was vetoed by Hitchinson because “if the bill becomes law, then we are creating new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people.”

Naturally, he was roasted and called out by conservatives.

Appearing on Tucker Carlson Tuesday night, the host wasted no time tearing into him, asking the governor why he was “pro-choice on the chemical castration of children?” Hutchinson explained:

“If this had been a bill that simply prohibited chemical castration, I would have signed the bill…[But] this bill was overbroad, it was extreme, it went far beyond what you just said.

If this was about prohibiting procedures, sex reassignment surgery- absolutely I would have signed that bill. But this is the first law in the nation that invokes the state between medical decisions, parents who consent to that, and the decision of the patient. And so, this goes way too far. And in fact, it doesn’t even have a grandfather clause that those young people that are under hormonal treatment.

When pressed by Carlson on the logic of that, Hutchinson brought up a new line of defense, quoting his conservative creds and explaining that he supports ‘limited government’, arguing that governments shouldn’t get involved in medical decisions between parents and doctors.

I signed pro-life bills. I sign many bills that would be looked at as very conservative. But this is one that crosses the line. There is no need for it.