Low-income Mainers are not being treated equally before the law.
constitution
Lawmakers endorse bill calling for constitutional change to outlaw gender discrimination
Though Maine passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1974, it never became U.S. law. Supporters now want to make sure its protections are enshrined in the Maine Constitution.
Marc A. Thiessen: Democrats are the ones declaring war on the Constitution
Leading Democrats are promising that, if elected in 2020, they will abolish the Electoral College and might also pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices.
Another View: Under new Russian law, critics of government are now considered criminals
All who value the free exchange of ideas should fear what this portends.
Commentary: Presidential popular vote is what Americans want, and it’s what will work
Maine should join other states in helping to fix a broken system.
Jim Fossel: Popular-vote compact won’t work
If successful, this proposal could send Maine’s votes to a candidate who wasn’t even on the ballot.
Marc A. Thiessen: Republicans must stop Trump from undermining Congress’ power of the purse
Using presidential emergency authority to fund a rejected policy priority is unconstitutional – what if Obama were doing it?
Our View: Compact wrong way to fix Electoral College
Changing such well-established law with a back-door approach invites unintended consequences.
Our View: Don’t allow public-access TV to get pushed aside
Officials should hold telecom providers to their commitment to fund local channels until the stations make the transition to a post-cable world.
Another View: Why make anyone register for the military draft?
Progress isn’t adding women to what may be an obsolete system.