Jen Psaki threatens state governments

White House press secretary Jen Psaki warned Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will hold states "accountable" for outlawing sex reassignment surgeries to minors.

The Alabama legislature passed legislation Thursday criminalizing gender reassignment and other related procedures for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone treatments, with a threat of up to 10 years imprisonment, according to Reuters. The press secretary said Alabama’s legislation, which awaits passage by the governor, is intended to “harm kids.”

Psaki did not miss an opportunity to slander Republicans.  "Republican elected officials are engaging in a disturbing, cynical trend of attacking vulnerable, transgender kids for purely partisan, political reasons," the press secretary said. "Today in Alabama, instead of focusing on critical kitchen table issues, like the economy, COVID, or addressing the country’s mental health crisis, Republican lawmakers are currently debating legislation that among many things, will target trans youth with tactics that threaten to put pediatricians in prison if they provide medically necessary, life-saving healthcare for the kids they serve."

The press secretary also announced that "lawmakers and other legislators who are contemplating these discriminatory bills have been put on notice by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)" and said that outlawing sex reassignment, puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children by medical professionals "may violate the Constitution and federal law."  (Daily Caller)

Setting aside the argument about the moral right and wrong of mutilating children, Psaki's threat is a clear violation of American federalism.  Psaki should face arrest, trial and imprisonment for threatening independent state governments.