Rep. Steve King (R-IA) “called for civil disobedience in response to the Obama administration’s guidance to public schools that they cannot discriminate against transgender students in settings like restrooms and locker rooms,” BuzzFeed reports.
Said King: “We should call for civil disobedience here. And there’s no reason for us to follow an unconstitutional edict from the president, who is on his way out the door.”
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