'No sir, you are not': Maine newspaper issues Trump civics lesson as he threatens state

[Rambunctious]

You voted for them directly.

 

[struth]

‘An editorial in a Maine newspaper took direct aim at Donald Trump Saturday after the president issued a direct threat to the state. The Bangor Daily News’ editorial board issued its scathing putdown after Trump directed comments to the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, as she attended a White House luncheon Friday.

He hit out because Maine has refused to change laws regarding transgender athletes in student sports. “You’d better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t,” he told her. When she hit back with, “I’m complying with state and federal laws,” Trump told her, “we are the federal law.”

“No sir, you are not the federal law,” the newspaper schooled him. “Congress, not the president, writes and amends the laws of the United States. Congress, not the president, allocates funding to federal agencies and programs. Federal courts are upholding these core tenets of our democracy as Trump seeks to undermine them.”

The editorial board had nothing but praise for Mills, and how she politely refused to back down to Trump’s attack. “The governor’s message was simple: Maine will follow the law,” the board wrote. “She didn’t get into her personal feelings about transgender athletes or any other American. Because her personal feelings don’t matter. The governor, like the president, is responsible for upholding laws that protect the rights of all Mainers and all Americans.’

‘No sir, you are not’: Maine newspaper issues Trump civics lesson as he threatens state

An editorial in a Maine newspaper took direct aim at Donald Trump Saturday after the president issued a direct threat to the state.The Bangor Daily News’ editorial board issued its scathing putdown after Trump directed comments to the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, as she attended a...

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Link to Bangor Daily News editorial:

Editorial: Janet Mills shows how to stand up to Donald Trump

"If elected officials are looking for how to stand up to President Donald Trump and his illegal bullying threats, they should look to Maine Gov. Janet Mills."

www.bangordailynews.com

Um the president enforces the federal law, so yes, he is the law

 

[Correll]

So much for states rights.

They are violating teh rights of girls in the state.

 

[struth]

So much for state's rights.

States have no right to federal funds

 

[pknopp]

They are violating teh rights of girls in the state.

Maybe so but that doesn't address my point.

 

[Correll]

Maybe so but that doesn't address my point.

States don't have the authority to do that. The federal government does have the right to intervene if the states are violating the civil rights of their citizens.

That is the whole point of civil rights legislation.

 

[pknopp]

States don't have the authority to do that. The federal government does have the right to intervene if the states are violating the civil rights of their citizens.

That is the whole point of civil rights legislation.

Im not sure this is in any civil rights legislation.

 

[Correll]

Im not sure this is in any civil rights legislation.

I'm not a lawyer, but I do believe that the whole argument for women's sports is based on the right to equal resources or access.

In which case, allowing men in, to take their wins and spaces, is indeed a violation of their rights. (the women/girls)