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KBJ would let Maine strip voting power from con legislator bc of her views
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Date: May 20th, 2025 4:44 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, basically, a Maine legislator sided with girls on the issue of trans boys competing in sports. the Dem-controlled Maine legislature voted to strip the legislator of voting rights -- a clear first amendment violation one would think, and a move in keeping with how Europe is now dealing with conservatives.
SCOTUS granted the legislator preliminary relief. Jackson dissented.
"Third, these applicants have failed to demonstrate that their right to this relief is “‘indisputably clear.’” Wisconsin Right to Life, 542 U. S., at 1306. The Rules of the Maine House of Representatives—adopted by the 132d Maine Legislature long before the events at issue here took place— contemplate stripping a legislative member of the ability to vote as a sanction for certain ethical violations. See 2025 WL 1148726, *2 (D Me., Apr. 18, 2025). The House determined that Representative Libby violated those rules, thereby triggering this sanction, when she engaged in behavior that a majority of the House determined “may endanger [a] minor.” H. Res. in No. 1:25–cv–83 (D Me., Apr. 1, 2025), ECF Doc. 29–4, p. 1. "
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1051_h3ci.pdf |