The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
U.S. Constitution
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Supreme Court’s conservatives have not fulfilled their constitutional obligations
Hence, they can be removed.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Supreme Court right to reject radical independent state legislature theory
The decision should make greedy partisan majorities in state legislatures think twice before trying to engineer an unfair advantage in redistricting or election laws.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The best way to deal with the debt ceiling? Ignore it.
If all of President Biden’s options are unconstitutional, then he should choose the least unconstitutional option.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Increased state funding for indigent defense is a starting point
Maine needs an organized system by which public defenders are trained, supervised, evaluated and deployed.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bedrock constitutional principles trampled by Maine’s indigent defense crisis
Dozens of accused people, presumed innocent, are languishing in Maine jails without an appointed attorney. An immediate influx of funding is required.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: There’s no ‘both sides’ to shredding the Constitution
A pox on every reporter, editor, anchor or producer who fails to take seriously this new threat presented by Donald Trump.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: As Maine’s indigent defense system crumbles, Mills stands idly by
The timing for a special session to appropriate $13 million for public defenders may not be ideal. That should not stop Gov. Mills from calling it.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mills, lawmakers have obligation to aid legal system for low-income Mainers
Maine’s governor seems hesitant to call a special session. She should reconsider.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden administration offers thoughts and prayers on equal rights amendment. Can it do more?
In fact, it’s the direct responsibility of the administration to publish the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.