Maine

TexasTowelie

(120,889 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2025, 03:52 PM Apr 16

US sues Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes - Reuters

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Maine, in an escalation of President Donald Trump's conflict with the state for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports.

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US sues Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes - Reuters (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 16 OP

A test of EO's. bucolic_frolic Apr 16 #1

Why would they use a process in which they clearly do not believe? BobTheSubgenius Apr 18 #2

bucolic_frolic

(50,413 posts)

1. A test of EO's.

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Wed Apr 16, 2025, 04:02 PM

Apr 16

BobTheSubgenius

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2. Why would they use a process in which they clearly do not believe?

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Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

Apr 18

Not to the point of actually following court directives, at least. Or maybe that power of wilful snubbing is available only to the administration? (I hate calling it that)

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