North Carolina Republicans Introduce Bill to Outlaw “Participation Trophies”
Wonder if this law covers ‘Trophy Wives’ also?
Republicans in North Carolina are moving to outlaw “Participation Trophies,” with State Sen. Timothy Moffitt introducing the “Eliminate Participation Trophies Act” (SB 430). The bill reads, “Youth sports or other youth recreation activities operated under the authority of a local government shall not include awards for participants based solely on their participation in the sport or other activity,” the proposed law states. “Awards provided in connection with the activity, if any, shall be based on identified performance achievements.”
Terrific move, Repubs! Yet another instance of the Republican party being laser-focused on the issues that really make a difference in people’s lives. Wow, is this seriously the most pressing issue in North Carolina for elected officials to address? Come on, why this? Are there no little puppies to kick or no tiny kittens to drown? I guess we don’t even need to ask what they really think about organizations like the “Special Olympics.” That said, I get where they’re coming from on all this. After all, they don’t want voters to start taking them seriously and expect them to legislate something of real value to citizens.
