Missouri lawmaker writes back to retired teacher: 'I don't care about your feelings'

[In It to Win It]

The Kansas City Star via Yahoo News

On April 14, retired Missouri teacher Nedra Jeffress, of Independence, wrote a letter to state Rep. Chuck Basye, the Rocheport Republican who is pushing hardest to ban transgender girls from school sports.

“I’m wondering if there is data supporting the need for bills regulating this in Missouri or if this (is) a solution in search of a problem,” Jeffress wrote. “As an educator who has worked at the middle school and high school level in Missouri, I know how hard it is for transgender students to be accepted by peers, parents, churches and some teachers. If they are able to participate on an athletic team, they may find acceptance important to their well-being. I hope you would sponsor bills that support positive mental health for each citizen of the state of Missouri instead of proposing bills that attack a population already at risk. Thank you for your time,” she said in closing.

The next morning, she received this far less respectful reply:

“Nedra, Do your own research. I don’t care about your feelings nor do I care about your resume.

“Bottom line, my intent is to keep women’s/girl’s sports for the female gender.

“If a person was born with a penis, that individual doesn’t belong in sports designed solely for females.

“Now go ahead and have your meltdown and/or temper tantrum. Remember, Let’s Go Brandon!!”

[Skittles]

1. that's all these repukes do

perform for the cult

[vanlassie]

2. Childish ass. All the time the GOP claimed DEMs were reducing civility.

His mother should be embarrassed at her spawn’s behavior. He’s got a screw loose.

[tirebiter]

3. We were singing

“Let’s go Brandon!” when Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford beat the Kansas City Royals in 2014

[Scottie Mom]

4. Disgraceful.

But not unexpected from a Republican.

[Geechie]

5. Here's the douche's phone number

(Easily obtainable from first google search, in case anybody thinks this is doxxing)

573-751-1501

[spooky3]

6. Appallingly rude and misogynistic response to a constituent, in addition

To being a completely inappropriate treatment of a population of people.

[Deuxcents]

7. I believe he deserves a few calls..

He’s rude. Disrespectful. Not considering his constituents and other examples of poor civility . Actually, he’s an asshole.

[soldierant]

8. Well, he seems nice

[LudwigPastorius]

9. What a douchebag.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

10. LGTBQ-phobic fascist scum.

You can’t reason with them and there is no humanity to appeal to. Cruelty is their religion.

[Samrob]

11. Sad part is that many LGTBQ will vote for him again. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

12. A NAZI bully.

Sorry for the redundancy.

Dem. Ian Mackey explains in 2:13 via Lawrence O’Donnell

[In It to Win It]

14. Very powerful

[Chainfire]

13. That is the state or Republican politics today.

It is embraced by nearly half of the American population. It is amazing how far and how fast we have fallen.

[XacerbatedDem]

15. Typical rePug response in Missouri. "I don't care..."

The only thing they care about is padding their bank accounts, and suckering their voters to keep the money rolling in. Sick.

[Grins]

16. How to scream "I'm a dick!" without actually saying it.

A simple, 'thank you for your kind letter...concern..blah, blah, BUT...Thank you' would have sufficed, but he had to go make a dick out of himself.

I blame his testicle irradiation.

[raccoon]

17. What a rude asshole Basye is. Nt

[spanone]

18. What a fucking asshole. Send his reply to every newspaper in the state.

[iemanja]

19. These are bullies who have been elected to office

And now seek to bully citizens into submission.

[gratuitous]

20. There's only one way "I don't care" hurts Mr. Basye

And that's if he doesn't get re-elected. If his childish and petulant attitude is supported by the majority of voters in his district, there's nothing that can be done.

[ZonkerHarris]

21. I just called the office and told them we're stealing his next election.

https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?district=047&year=2021&code=R

[bluboid]

22. WHAT an UGLY-HEARTED JERK!!!!!!!!!

get him out of politics!!!!!! it's cruelty to children - can you even imagine what it's like to live with someone like that, let alone have to deal with him in a position of public power??? it makes my skin crawl! I hope this gets more & more widespread attention.

[ShazzieB]

23. Before this county went purple, I had a Republican congressman who was as big a jerk as this guy.

I don't miss him one bit.

[COL Mustard]

24. So clearly, the whole...

Fuck Your Feelings thing was only when they thought The Felonious Guy was going to win. Since he didn't win, they've turned into a total bunch of snowflakes. Fuck Their Feelings.