Catherine Engelbrecht
Give us a truly transparent process. Protect the people. is what she asks the committee. This is her story of what happened to her family, to her business after 20 years of anonymity. All of a sudden she was in the sights of several government agencies.
Her testimony before the House of Representatives on YouTube.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Baby It’s Cold Outside, And It’s Expensive
Today, the RGA released this: Baby It’s Cold Outside, And It’s Expensive
But If Mike Michaud Had His Way, It Would Be Worse
“Maine, like many other parts of the country, has been gripped by freezing weather and soaring heating costs. If Mike Michaud had his way, the cost to heat your home would be even more expensive. In June 2009, Michaud voted to pass Cap & Trade, a national energy tax that would have been like increasing Mainers’ personal income taxes by 15%, costing the average household an additional $1,761 per year and would have caused an increase in electricity prices by 90%. Maine can’t afford Mike Michaud’s failed policies.”
Facts: Barack Obama said “Under My Plan Of A Cap And Trade System, Electricity Rates Will Necessarily Skyrocket.” According To An Analysis By The Heritage Foundation, Gas Prices Would Increase 58%.
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To find out more about what Governor Paul LePage can do for you and the state visit his Facebook page.
But If Mike Michaud Had His Way, It Would Be Worse
“Maine, like many other parts of the country, has been gripped by freezing weather and soaring heating costs. If Mike Michaud had his way, the cost to heat your home would be even more expensive. In June 2009, Michaud voted to pass Cap & Trade, a national energy tax that would have been like increasing Mainers’ personal income taxes by 15%, costing the average household an additional $1,761 per year and would have caused an increase in electricity prices by 90%. Maine can’t afford Mike Michaud’s failed policies.”
Facts: Barack Obama said “Under My Plan Of A Cap And Trade System, Electricity Rates Will Necessarily Skyrocket.” According To An Analysis By The Heritage Foundation, Gas Prices Would Increase 58%.
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To find out more about what Governor Paul LePage can do for you and the state visit his Facebook page.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Maine Supreme Court rules in favor of transgender girl in Orono school bathroom case Nicole Maines
While this may be a victory for Nicole Maines allowing her to choose which gender specific bathroom she identifies with. What does this mean for others who are not transgender. If I "identify" with the other gender does this mean as a man I may now freely use the women's room? Or as a woman use the men's? Or does this ruling only apply to transgendered people? If so then is this ruling in fact a ruling in favor of discrimination?
The courts appear to be going out of their way to over compensate for an issue and in doing so they are creating more problems for the future.
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday guaranteed the right of a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the gender with which he or she identifies.
It is the first time any court in the nation has ruled it is unlawful to force a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the sex he or she was born with rather than the one with which the child identifies, according to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders of Boston, which represented the girl and her family.
“This sends a message to my children that you can believe in the system,” Wayne Maines, the father of Nicole Maines, the girl at the center of the case, said Thursday afternoon in a conference call.
Full story: BDN
Additional reading:
Yahoo! News: Maine court rules in favor of transgender pupil
ABC News: Twin Boys, One Transgender, Become Brother and Sister
The courts appear to be going out of their way to over compensate for an issue and in doing so they are creating more problems for the future.
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday guaranteed the right of a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the gender with which he or she identifies.
It is the first time any court in the nation has ruled it is unlawful to force a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the sex he or she was born with rather than the one with which the child identifies, according to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders of Boston, which represented the girl and her family.
“This sends a message to my children that you can believe in the system,” Wayne Maines, the father of Nicole Maines, the girl at the center of the case, said Thursday afternoon in a conference call.
Full story: BDN
Additional reading:
Yahoo! News: Maine court rules in favor of transgender pupil
ABC News: Twin Boys, One Transgender, Become Brother and Sister
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