A legislator of the state of Maine called on state policy on the participation of transgenderness in the sports of “extreme” girls and women and warned that it could cost schools of the millions of federal funds.
The representative of the state Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, appeared on “The Ricky Cobb Show of Outkick and reacted to the spat of last week between President Donald Trump and the governor of Maine Janet Mills. The two made A head on the state’s transgender participation policy in the sports of girls and women after the president signed an executive decree to prohibit these types of rules.
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Maine’s transgender athletes’ policy has been criticized. (PK Press Club)
The rules of the Association of Maine Directors indicated that a student-athlete potential should “declare his gender identity to their member school if his gender identity differs from the sex of the student attributed to birth”. The rules indicated that the school has “the only authority for determining gender identity for the purposes of sports registration and participation in events sponsored by AMP”.
In addition, “no medical or official document file will be requested to establish the identity of a student”.
“This is the policy that Governor Mills defends against President Trump,” said Libby. “It’s so extreme. It is an aberrant value even among other states that have similar policies. And it is an extreme position that the Mainers do not support.
“Not only does it support this extreme policy, but its position could cost $ 250 million in the state for the schools of Maine and it is money we need to provide education to Maine. is a double for the way it strikes our state.
President Donald Trump and the Governor of Maine Janet Mills clashed on Friday at the White House for compliance with the executive order. (Pool via AP / Win McNamee / Getty Images)
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Libby described the policy of “incredibly wide” and underlined a problem that the state recently saw against a transgender athlete winning a state of state in the pole vault for girls.
The “No Men in Women’s Sports” decree was signed earlier this month. Trump promised to retain federal funding from Maine’s schools if they violate his federal order.
The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into title IX on Maine.
Mulls said on Friday in a statement that she defended “the rule of law”.
“No President – Republican or Democrat – can retain the federal funding authorized and appropriate by the Congress and paid by the taxpayers of the Maine to try to force someone to comply with their will. It is a violation of our Constitution and From our laws, which I took an oath to defend, “she said.
“Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by its administration, but we will not be the last. Today, the President of the United States has targeted a particular group on a particular question that the Law of Maine approached. ‘PROGRAM which prevents him from doing so. “
Transgender flag and separate with the finish line of the track. (Getty Images)
Mills added that she imagined that the outcome of the investigation was “predetermined” and that it was not what is happening on the field, but “if a president can comply with his will, without regard to the rule of law governing our nation.
