Ground Zero in the continuing societal nonsense which most recently has involved the Left’s crusade against free speech has been the redefining of things We the People have understood forever.
Like, defining what a girl is and to go so far as to voice an opinion about whether boys should be competing against girls in their own sports.
This from thepatriotjournal.com.
The battlefield has widened and become ever more legally intense.
For example, in Maine, one conservative state representative chose not to play along with the latest charade. Representative Laurel Libby, a Republican with a spine, dared to point out the obvious, and quickly the “woke brigade” put her in their crosshairs.
To earn the ire of her overly sensitive colleagues, Libby took to Facebook and stated a few undeniable facts. A biological male, identifying as female, had taken first place in a girls’ high school pole vaulting championship, and Libby posted:
We’ve learned that just *ONE* year ago John was competing in boy’s pole vault… that’s when he had his 5th place finish. Tonight, ‘Katie’ won 1st place in the girls’ Maine State Class B Championship.
Oh, the horror! Pointing out biological reality and the inherent unfairness—clearly, a thought crime of the highest order in certain circles.
Of course, the communist-globalist-controlled Maine House of Representatives, in a move that would make Orwell blush, demanded an apology. When Rep. Libby, quite rightly, refused to apologize for speaking the truth and standing up for female athletes, they censured her. But the conflict did not end there. They stripped her of her right to vote and speak on the House floor, effectively silencing not just her, but the 9,000 constituents she represents. Because, in the Left’s eyes, democracy means shutting down voices they do not like. Thankfully, Libby is a fighter.
Libby celebrated, as reported in The Daily Wire:
The U.S. Supreme Court just restored the voice of 9,000 Mainers! After 2+ months of being silenced for speaking up for Maine girls, I can once again vote on behalf of the people of House District 90. This is a win for free speech—and for the Constitution.
That’s right, the Supreme Court stepped in. In a welcome, albeit interim, smackdown, SCOTUS blocked Maine from continuing to strip Libby of her voting rights while her case is fully litigated. It seems some on the high court still believe in pesky things like the First Amendment. As Libby herself put it:
This is a victory not just for my constituents, but for the Constitution itself…no state legislature has the power to silence an elected official simply for speaking truthfully about issues that matter.
The Maine Attorney General, a Leftist, naturally tried to downplay the whole thing, calling the silencing of an elected official a “modest punishment.” A modest punishment for what, exactly? For refusing to bend the knee to an ideology that denies reality?
Shamefully, this is part of a larger pattern, and it is why the Trump administration had previously taken Maine to task, even freezing federal funding and, as reported, having Attorney General Pam Bondi announce a civil lawsuit against the state over their insistence on allowing males in women’s sports, directly defying federal guidance at the time.
This fight is about more than just one representative or one social media post. It is about whether we are going to let truth be dictated by the loudest, most radical voices, or if we are going to stand firm on the principles of free speech, fairness, and the foundational values on which this country was built.
