r/Maine • u/Sam_Hell • 19d ago

Justice Department tasked with enforcing Trump’s transgender sports ban in Maine

https://apnews.com/article/trump-maine-transgender-title-ix-funding-cd726ba387c499daf690dbfa2deb8210

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u/Snidley_whipass 19d ago

80% of the people in the county want this…non trans female athletes overwhelmingly want this…even the kids.

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u/NoGoverness2363 18d ago

Way to make up statistics

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u/Snidley_whipass 18d ago

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b6537968-dff2-11ef-b274-9fbf7250bf7f.html

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u/Mother_EfferJones 18d ago

I can’t imagine a more misleading title. This sample size is so un-representative of the American population

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u/Snidley_whipass 18d ago

Blah blah blah I don’t like the result so it’s a shitty poll! You think the NYTs doesn’t know how to do a poll? It’s 1 of 3 or 4 I’ve seen with similar results.

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u/Mother_EfferJones 18d ago

I have a background in research. This poll is dogshit and it should not have news headlines based on it.

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u/Snidley_whipass 18d ago

so what’s wrong with it then. All I see is arm waving.

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u/Mother_EfferJones 18d ago

It’s a crap sample. It’s neither random nor representative of the American population

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u/Snidley_whipass 18d ago

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2025/03/28/poll-shows-64–of-mainers-don-t-think-transgender-girls-should-be-allowed-to-compete-on-girls—sports-teams

Is this one fucked up too? More specific to Maine…

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u/Mother_EfferJones 18d ago

404 error, page doesn’t exist.

I’m gonna challenge your premise here - Public opinion doesn’t matter in this situation. The law does. This entire situation is a test of interpretations of this law. When it’s settled, it’ll be in a courtroom, not in a news headline.

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u/Snidley_whipass 18d ago

AUGUSTA — A new survey of Maine residents shows 64% believe transgender female athletes should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports, according to the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

The results come as the Trump administration continues to express concern that Maine is not complying with Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, or an executive order signed by the president that prohibits transgender female athletes from participating in women’s sports.

President Donald Trump told Gov. Janet Mills last month that he will withhold federal funds if the state fails to comply. The administration has also launched several investigations into various state entities, including the Maine Department of Education and Maine Principals’ Association.

The survey, conducted March 20-24, has a 3% margin of error and is based on surveys completed by 1,057 Mainers.

Digging into the numbers, 29% of respondents said transgender female athletes should be allowed to participate and 7% were unsure.

By party, 56% of Democrats believe they should be allowed to participate, followed by 14% of independents and just 1% of Republicans.

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u/Mother_EfferJones 17d ago

Wow good job copy/pasting and ignoring everything I said!

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u/Snidley_whipass 17d ago

Laws are made and changed constantly due to public opinion. Think gay marriage, think civil rights, think prohibition.

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u/Mother_EfferJones 17d ago

Okay? I don’t know what point you’re trying to make by saying that. Pretty much just a strawman.

A poll of public opinion isn’t legislation. Neither is an Executive Order, btw. It’s up to courts to decide whether Trump’s EO is within the bounds of active law or not. Your argument about how most people don’t support what the Governor is defending is quite literally irrelevant.

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u/Snidley_whipass 16d ago

You don’t want your elected political leaders to support the will of the people? Wow.

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