Democrat lawmakers are once again using George Orwell’s 1984 as a DIY manual.
Like all elected officials, Maine Representative Laurel Libby, a Republican, was voted into office to be a voice for the people. But she is no longer allowed to vote or speak on her state’s House floor until she apologizes for refusing to regurgitate their ruling party’s biological newspeak.
The House censured Libby in a 75-70 vote on Tuesday night over a Facebook post in which she criticized her state for allowing a male track-and-field athlete to swipe first place at a Maine girls’ pole vault competition, just one year after he'd competed as a boy and tied for fifth.
Thank you for not backing down on this… pic.twitter.com/IGavzWW8Ir
— Lisa Treadwell 🇺🇸 #DoNotComply (@megatreads) February 23, 2025
Maine’s refusal to keep men from invading women’s sports violates President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which promises to strip federal funding from states denying equal opportunities to female athletes under the veneer of "transgenderism."
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But in true Leftist fashion, Maine’s Democrat dictators apparently believe they’re above the law. Their House speaker, a cowardly man, summoned Libby to stand before a room of mansplaining leftists stripping away her rights because she refused to apologize for defending women’s rights.
Maine Democrats just censured Rep. Laurel Libby and stripped her of voting rights in the Maine House because she defended women and girls.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 26, 2025
INSANE pic.twitter.com/OKgOf8zpk2
“The order at hand is to silence me,” responded Libby, in an attempt to defend herself on the House floor.
The Maine Democrat Majority has just moved to censure me, for speaking out against their failure to protect Maine girls and keep biological males out of girls' sports.
— Rep. Laurel Libby (@laurel_libby) February 26, 2025
Let me be clear: I will not be silenced and I will not allow the voices of Maine girls to be silenced. pic.twitter.com/Zdy2usGuo6
She arrived at Tuesday’s vote with a seven-page speech elaborating on her stance to protect female athletes, but could barely get a few words out before the speaker and other men in the room continuously interrupted, demanding she “restrict her comments.”
In a pathetic attempt to justify censuring Libby, the speaker pretended she was simply being punished for sharing a photo of a minor in her post, despite his photo being shared everywhere else. Unless she was going to comply with that phony premise, she was not allowed to argue the motion.
“I’m not surprised, Mr. Speaker. I’m not surprised,” stated the exasperated representative.
“It is becoming abundantly clear Maine girls will not get fairness in Maine, and when the woke Left can’t silence women, they CANCEL THEM,” she finished, as the room shouted over her.
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