Editorial: Citing social contagion,' state attorney general invokes powers he doesn't have

[pstokely]

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-citing-social-contagion-state-attorney-general-invokes-powers-he-doesnt-have/article_ff04457e-c868-55df-a603-d02e2203b80d.html

Bailey is only a few months into his job and, state constitution be damned, is grabbing for all the power (and headlines) he can ahead of his planned election bid in 2024. Citing his desire to protect Missouri minors from an undefined “social contagion” and an unsourced “skyrocketing number of gender transition interventions,” Bailey announced Monday he would impose emergency regulations to include an 18-month waiting period for minors seeking gender-dysphoria care. They would have to undergo 15 hours of therapy sessions plus be evaluated for mental illness and autism before Missouri doctors could begin gender-transition treatment.

Bailey has no known medical background or experience dealing with youth gender dysphoria, and it’s unclear where he got his medical advice before devising these rules. He does, however, have a law degree, which should have informed him about the constitutional restrictions on his own powers.

The state constitution mentions the word “emergency” 40 times, always in the context of gubernatorial powers or a request by the governor for the Legislature to declare an emergency, such as during an enemy attack. Neither the constitution nor Missouri state code mention any power by the attorney general to invoke emergency powers.

[Walleye]

1. Officer Krupke I'm down on my knees,cause no one wants a fella with a social disease

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