“In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

Summary

Within hours of Maine Gov. Janet Mills publicly defying Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports, the U.S. Education Department launched a Title IX compliance probe targeting Maine’s transgender-inclusive policies.

Trump threatened to withhold federal funding if Maine did not comply. Mills firmly responded, “We’ll see you in court.”

She condemned the investigation as political retaliation and an unconstitutional use of federal power.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey vowed to fight back.

LGBTQ+ advocates praised Mills for standing up for students, saying Trump’s bullying would be legally challenged.

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    7 hours ago

    I know it goes without saying, but can you imagine if Biden or Obama literally went on national television and declared to a United States governor “I am the law!” like he’s a dollar-store Judge Dredd?

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
    48·
    11 hours ago

    No taxation without representation

    Why be part of the US if it doesn’t represent your interests and there’s and if there’s a dictator in power?

  • brvslvrnst@lemmy.ml
    43·
    11 hours ago

    “Well—I’m—we are the federal law. You better do it because otherwise, you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t.”

    This sentence. First, almost “I’m the federal law,” followed by just a completely wonky sentence. What a technically human being

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      8 hours ago

      I would fucking love for the Feds to try this with any blue state that is a net contributor (which is like, basically all of them). And then set up a (federally illegal, but we don’t care about that anymore apparently) interstate commerce and trade pact between blue states for mutual aid and economic assistance, since the federal government is currently busy destroying the federal government.

    • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
      19·
      10 hours ago

      I would have also added, “What federal funding? You’re stealing it all to pay for the handouts to the rich that think you’re a fool.”

  • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
    84·
    13 hours ago

    Party of small government, right? Party of states rights, right? Sounds to me they are the party of dictatorship, tyranny and oppression.

      • ryegye24@midwest.socialEnglish
        8·
        8 hours ago

        If we have free and fair elections in 2026 I’m looking forward to seeing these little shits dragged in front of Congress and grilled.

        • JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
          1·
          5 minutes ago

          As stupid as I think they are, I also feel sorry for them; they don’t realize they’re being used as pawns and will be hung out to dry as soon as it suites Musk and Trump.

          The reason they’re so young and inexperienced is that everyone else realized the implications and refused for their own well-being. The fact that none of the DOGE leadership wants to be officially “in-charge” is a giant red flag.

  • Ghyste@sh.itjust.works
    131·
    15 hours ago

    Who’s weaponizing agencies now, you projecting, pants-shitting little bitch?

    AND it’s the department you were going to kill? Jesus Christ who the fuck is writing this timeline‽

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      28·
      10 hours ago

      “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”