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James Traficant: “A male prisoner wanting to be a lady demanded hormone injections at taxpayer expense, citing the 14th amendment. A lower…”

On the recordApril 17, 1996
A male prisoner wanting to be a lady demanded hormone injections at taxpayer expense, citing the 14th amendment. A lower court said this would-be lady is a tramp, absolutely not. But the 10th Circuit Court said, hey, let luck be a lady tonight, citing the 8th amendment, said to deny hormones for this prisoner would be cruel and unusual punishment. Unbelievable. Who are these three judges? Larry, Moe, and Curly? Do they realize that these prisoners get free food, health care, libraries, TV's? What is next? Wonderbras, pantyhose? Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. I say injections are in order, not for the prisoner, but for the three judges. They should get a combination injection of Prozac and common sense. Think about it. I yield back the balance of these injections.
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James Traficant
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Discussing a court ruling on hormone injections for a transgender prisoner.

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