Author name: Martin Tribe

Maine State Representative Laurel Libby is taking a victory lap after a landmark ruling restored her voting rights stripped by the Democratic majority for speaking out against boys in girls’ sports.

Rep. Libby had posted pictures of a transgender athlete participating in a girls’ pole vault competition in a viral social media post. She had highlighted that the transgender athlete had competed as a boy one year ago and clocked the fifth position. One year later, he competed as a girl and won the girls’ Maine State Class B Championship.

“We’ve learned that just *ONE* year ago John was competing in boys’ pole vault… that’s when he had his 5th place finish,” Libby posted on Facebook. “Tonight, ‘Katie’ won 1st place in the girls’ Maine State Class B Championship.”

However, Democrats claimed that Libby’s post violated the House code of conduct for identifying a minor and voted to censure her. On February 25, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau turned off her voting device and blocked her from speaking after she refused to apologize. 

She escalated the legislative battle through the justice system by filing a lawsuit alleging the violation of her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and disenfranchisement of her constituents. 

However, the lower courts denied her request to intervene, claiming “legislative immunity.” Subsequently, she escalated the challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking relief. The Trump administration supported her throughout the journey by filing an amicus brief.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in her favor, with female Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting.

“This is a victory not just for my constituents, but for the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court has affirmed what should never have been in question — that no state legislature has the power to silence an elected official simply for speaking truthfully about issues that matter,” Libby said in a statement.

Speaking to Riley Gaines, a former collegiate athlete defeated by a biological man, she recounted slamming the House Speaker for choosing the wrong side of history by silencing a woman fighting for girls’ rights.

“Speaker, you’re going to go down in history as a man who silenced a woman for speaking up for girls,” she said.

Meanwhile, her uncounted votes, including on the Maine Human Rights Act, which codifies the protection of biological men in women’s sports, will soon reflect. However, she still cannot speak on the House floor, awaiting the lower courts’ ruling. 

“Yesterday Speaker Ryan Fecteau was required to turn my voting device back on following the Supreme Court ruling,” she tweeted.

“I look forward to voting tomorrow, when we are back in session, on behalf of my 9,000 constituents, who have had their voices silenced for the last three months.”

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has promised to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling and restore her voting rights. 

“In accordance with the Supreme Court’s injunction pending appeal, Representative Libby’s ability to vote on the floor of the House has been restored until the current appeal process runs its course,” the Maine House speaker told Fox News Digital.

Speaking to the same outlet, Libby slammed Democrats for using privacy rights as an excuse to censure her for opposing the participation of biological men in women’s sports. She noted that other lawmakers have previously posted photos of minors but faced no consequences, highlighting the Democratic Party’s double standards. 

Besides, school championships are public events, and players are usually identified. Before Libby posted about the transgender teen athlete, news of him winning the girls’ championship was making rounds on social media. Nonetheless, the Maine House speaker claimed that was no excuse for her to post a minor’s identifying information.

Shortly after wishing the ailing Joe Biden a quick recovery, President Trump weighed in on the deepening controversy surrounding his cancer diagnosis. Hard to blame Trump since Biden insiders have for years strived to cover up his declining cognitive abilities.

“I’m surprised that — you know, the public wasn’t notified a long time ago because to get to stage nine, that’s a long time,” Trump said. “I just had my physical — We had the doctors at the White House and over at Walter Reed, which is a fantastic hospital. I did a very complete physical, including cognitive tests.”

Biden’s team said his cancer had a Gleason score of 9 out of 10 (Grade Group 5), indicating it was one of the most aggressive forms. It also had spread to the bone, thus categorized as Stage 4B.

Meanwhile, taking another jab at Biden, whose administration worked tirelessly to put him behind bars on trumped-up charges, Trump recommended cognitive tests, especially for Biden. “They say it’s unconstitutional. But I would say in that particular case, having a cognitive test wouldn’t be so bad,” he added.

The president also recommended asking the doctor why cognitive tests were not included in the exam, which would eliminate all doubts about his cognitive state. “I think somebody is going to have to speak to his doctor if it’s the same, or even if it’s two separate doctors,” Trump said. “Why wasn’t the cognitive ability, why wasn’t that discussed? And I think the doctor said he’s just fine. And it’s turned out that’s not so. It’s very dangerous.”

“Somebody is not telling the facts,” he added. “It’s a big problem.”

Recently, a former Obama official, Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, said there was no doubt that Biden’s cancer started much earlier than the last 100 or 200 days, probably at the start of his presidency. Besides Trump, others have also raised concerns about Biden’s cancer diagnosis and suggested legal consequences for people who likely knew about his condition.

Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell has recommended prosecuting former First Lady Jill Biden for elder abuse. Terrell suggested that Jill had dragged weakened Biden into another blistering presidential campaign despite knowing his condition.

First son, Donald Trump Jr., also questioned the former First Lady’s role in the potential cover-up.

“What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???” 

Donald Jr. was responding to an analysis by Dr. Steven Quay, explaining that prostate cancer takes between five and seven years to become metastatic.

“Meaning, it would be malpractice for this patient to show up and be first diagnosed with metastatic disease in May 2025,” the doctor argued.

“It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed.”

Trump, former presidents George W. Bush, and Obama had all released their PSA checks, while Biden did not, suggesting a deliberate cover-up.

Meanwhile, others have questioned the timing of the cancer diagnosis, which was likely known to Biden’s confidants beforehand. Unsurprisingly, it coincided with the liberal journalist Jake Tapper aggressively promoting his book detailing Biden’s cognitive decline and subsequent cover-up, of which he was clearly involved.

A Democratic prosecutor has released an illegal immigrant teen involved in the fatal accident that killed a 24-year-old community volunteer on probation. The fifteen-year-old Colombian illegal immigrant will only serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service after a plea deal offered by the woke prosecutor.

According to court documents, the illegal alien male teen, who has not been named due to privacy laws, was driving at 90 miles per hour in a residential area, twice the speed limit of 45 mph. 

He was racing his mother’s uninsured Jeep Cherokee when he T-boned Kaitlyn Weaver’s Volkswagen Jetta waiting at a stop sign, immediately killing her on the scene. 

However, progressive Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden offered the illegal alien a plea deal in exchange for admission of guilt and a promise to attend school at American taxpayers’ cost, and not break any more laws. 

Padden was endorsed by the left’s heavyweights, including the former Democratic presidential primaries candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, the state’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, and Colorado U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet. She also shared photos with the failed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

According to his mother, the speeding teen was supposed to be sent back to Colombia, but has since applied for asylum. 

Meanwhile, Kaitlyn was a model citizen, a psychology graduate who volunteered at a suicide hotline and later worked at a drug rehabilitation center.

Appearing on Fox News, Kaitlyn’s father described her as an “amazing human” who “spent her life trying to help people” but was taken at the prime of her life.

Nonetheless, Arapahoe County Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley condemned the reckless, unlawful behavior and said he believes the “negotiated sentence acknowledges the seriousness of this preventable tragedy.”

However, the prosecutor’s office deflected and blamed “speed” for the death of the 24-year-old social worker.

“We acknowledge Kaitlyn Weaver’s death was the direct result of a crash caused by an unlicensed teenager driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit,” it said in a Facebook post. “This tragic loss is a powerful reminder that it is not just alcohol or drug-impaired driving that takes lives. Driving at dangerous speeds has deadly consequences too, and they are felt by our entire community.”

However, Kaitlyn’s dad blamed the outcome on the collision between immigration laws and the criminal justice system, suggesting that the suspect’s immigration status might have played a role in the lenient sentence.

Progressives have seemingly shied away from sending illegal immigrants to prisons where ICE might pick them up and immediately deport them. 

However, releasing them onto the streets poses a challenge for ICE, as they may require necessary warrants and reasonable grounds to detain them before checking their immigration status. Recently, a County Circuit judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant escape ICE by ushering him through a non-public door.

“We had a collision where the immigration system and the criminal justice system collided, and now my daughter’s dead,” Kaitlyn’s dad said.

Nonetheless, other teens responsible for deadly road crashes have received harsher sentences, such as 18-year-old Jesse Lloyd, who received 7 years for a vehicle rollover that resulted in a fatality.

However, blue states are notorious for handling illegal immigrants responsible for deadly road accidents with kid gloves. Recently, California released an illegal alien DUI killer, Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, after serving just 3.5 years of his 10 sentence after killing two Americans. 

The habitual criminal with a lengthy rap sheet was driving at 100 miles per hour while under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into two 19-year-old American lovers.

Fortunately, the Trump administration intervened and slapped new charges on the illegal immigrant after his release, preventing him from returning to the streets where ICE might struggle to find him without the assistance of the sanctuary state, which usually refuses to cooperate.

Colorado Capitol female staffers have raised concerns of potential retaliation after complaining about sharing bathrooms and other private spaces with a transgender individual. They had expressed their security concerns in a letter to House Speaker Julie McCluskie (D-CO) obtained by Fox News.

The female aides stated that the presence of the biological male “created an environment that feels increasingly hostile and unsafe,” making their workday distressing.

“The layout of this restroom – where stall doors obscure who is present and anyone could enter after you – heightens this concern, as there’s no way to know who is sharing the space,” the letter stated.
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The affected women also told the outlet that the transgender individual was “stalking” and “threatening” them using body language.

However, concerns about potential intimidation and retaliation were raised during a protest against the radical gender ideology on the Capitol steps, attended by the mother of a girl transitioned into a boy without her consent, and Republican State Rep. Scott Bottoms.

Describing biological men’s presence in female bathrooms and other private spaces as sexual harassment, Rep. Bottoms denounced the radical gender ideology. 

“We have legislative aides who filed a complaint because men are in their bathrooms,” said State Rep. Bottoms. “I don’t care what the men call themselves, they are men biologically, and they’re in the bathrooms of women. This is sexual harassment, this is loss of freedom, loss of privacy…”

Rep. Bottoms explained that the aides were being intimidated using a confidentiality agreement that prevents them from speaking out or addressing the media. However, he noted that the confidentiality clause does not apply to the rest of the Democratic leadership, highlighting the party’s double standards. He also disclosed that lawyers were used to intimidate the aides to remain silent.

“They are being squished, being told to be quiet, sit down, shut up and know your place,” Rep. Bottoms said. “When did we go back to that? Women no longer have rights to this [privacy]?”

“We need to reclaim Colorado, … women, … their rights, … their privacy, … their integrity, and the respect that we used to have for women in this state. We don’t have it anymore.”

During the speech, Rep. Bottoms also slammed the proposed Colorado House Bill HB25-1312, which radical Democrats say intends to protect children and their parents from transgender-related discrimination.

Under the proposed legislation, “deadnaming and misgendering” transgender individuals would be classified as discrimination under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, putting parents, teachers, and schools at risk of lawsuits.

It also allows children to choose names other than those officially recognized and fill them in on official forms. It also forces schools to have gender gender-neutral dress codes and allows the state to overlook custody orders from other states if they allow one parent to withhold gender-affirming care.

According to Rep. Bottoms, ordinary Democrats do not support the transgender bill, which is being pushed by radical leftists and Marxist groups, but they are afraid of taking a stand.

Meanwhile, Douglas County Commissioners have passed a resolution against the proposed legislation, essentially becoming a sanctuary for potential victims of the proposed legislation.

“For us, here, remaining silent is no longer an option,” said Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle. “When government intrudes into the home and the family, where government has no business, it’s our duty as Commissioners to at least voice our opposition.”

President Trump drove a stake through the heart of another racist Biden policy that gave minorities $2.75 billion solely based on their race. Under a new Trump directive, the Biden-era Digital Equity Act will cease to exist.

The bill establishes “grant programs for promoting digital equity, supporting digital inclusion activities, and building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.”

“The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband.”

It dished out $2.75 billion to support various groups, including incarcerated individuals, disabled people, and non-English speakers, who are mostly illegal aliens. It also specifically targeted individuals in a “racial or ethnic minority group.”

“I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called ‘Digital Equity Act’ is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“No more woke handouts based on race! The Digital Equity Program is a RACIST and ILLEGAL $2.5 BILLION DOLLAR giveaway. I am ending this IMMEDIATELY, and saving Taxpayers BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!”

The program was part of the 2021 Biden administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, H.R. 3684, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and included social spending and “clean energy” investments.

While the program committed over $42 billion to connecting everyone to “reliable, affordable high-speed internet,” not a single person had benefited from it by 2024.

“In 2021, the Biden Administration got $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high-speed Internet to millions of Americans,” Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, posted on Twitter. “Years later, it has not connected even 1 person with those funds. In fact, it now says that no construction projects will even start until 2025 at earliest.”

It remains unclear how much of the $42 billion has been committed toward the racist program. However, Trump’s timely action to stop the project before construction begins could save American taxpayers a significant amount.

Meanwhile, critics, including the enraged left, took to social media to throw a tantrum after President Trump abruptly stopped their race-based slush fund.

Bangladeshi-born Virginia state Senator Saddam Azlan Salim said his state was already planning to use the funds under Governor Youngkin’s Digital Opportunity Plan. 

Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey also described Trump’s action as illegal and promised to fight back against it, likely because Democrats could easily get a restraining order from an activist judge.

“This illegal action will hurt our economy, our schools, our seniors, and our democracy. We will fight back against it,” posted Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey.

Ironically, leftists were not in a hurry to connect these “underserved communities” until Trump decided to hit the brakes on the program. While they argue that ending the program would widen the digital divide across the country, a more realistic approach could address the same problems without racial discrimination.