I venerate the ideals on which this country was founded. Sadly, many others no longer do.
U.S. Constitution
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Honor the U.S. Constitution by amending it
The most cherished constitutional rights came by way of amendment, something we have not been able to do for 50 years.
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Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now
One of the great achievements of American democracy could be erased in our time if we do not fight to save it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Can America remain a democracy? Authoritarianism raises its ugly head
We need to elect leaders who appeal to our better selves, who inspire us to be strong and unafraid, who give us specific reasons to be optimistic.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: End discrimination in Maine against religious school families
By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: July Fourth weekend standoff should raise awareness of ‘sovereign citizen’ threat
Rise of the Moors, arrested en route to Maine, is just one of many unauthorized paramilitary entities in the U.S.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our country’s foundation depends on strong infrastructure plan
Any package should include enhanced broadband access and renewable energy, address climate change and harness willing private-sector resources.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Too many in America willing to trash what those in Cuba so desperately seek
In their disregard for a democratic process that says a former chief executive is no longer president, the right displays an affinity for authoritarian rule.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization
Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.
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Another View: Supreme Court undercuts farm labor organizers
This ruling doesn’t end labor rights in the fields. It just makes it harder for mostly nonwhite, non-English-speaking workers to exercise those rights.