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Danielle Haggerty

Aug 22, 20243 min read

August 22, 2024 | By Danielle Haggerty

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~This Week's Recap~

Hermon GOP Meeting

August 22, 2024

Titel IX Update

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to put a hold on a Reeve's lower court's decision.

We are hearing from parents that they are joining the three organizations that can provide injunctive relief. Although this provides injunctive relief from Title IX, it does not free us from local laws and policies such as the Maine Human Rights Law.

U.S. appeals court agrees to block central part of new Title IX gender rules for schools. - Article highlights below.

In June, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court in Eastern Kentucky sided with Coleman and the other five GOP attorneys general. The judge said the Department of Education “seeks to derail deeply rooted law” with its proposed Title IX rules. “At bottom, the Department would turn Title IX on its head by redefining ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity.’ But ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ do not mean the same thing,” Reeves wrote. “The Department’s interpretation conflicts with the plain language of Title IX and therefore exceeds its authority to promulgate regulations under that statute.”

Established in 1972, Title IX was created to prevent “discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance,” according to the Department of Education.

Coleman’s office said in a press release that K-12 schools that failed to comply with the new Title IX rules would have risked losing federal funding.

The rules also would have rolled back Trump administration changes that narrowly defined sexual harassment and directed schools to conduct live hearings, allowing those who were accused of sexual harassment or assault to cross-examine their accusers.

November Elections

Mark your calendar, election day is November 5, 2024.

🗳️ Early voting starts October 07, 2024 🗳️

House of Representatives

District 35

James 'Jim' Thorne announced he is running for his third term as House of Representative District 35 Representative. He is running unopposed. In a touching speech he shared how special it is to be representing our community and how hard it has been to watch what has gone on in Augusta over the last two years.

About Jim Thorne:

Husband, Father, Grandfather
21 years Air Force
Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Registered Maine Guide
NRA Member
130th & 131st Maine Legislature
Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary
Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources
Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Senate

District 9

Richard Cyr announced he is running for his first term as Senate District 9 House of Representatives. Richard Cyr is a common- sense conservative. He believes in fiscal discipline, parental rights, and protecting youth from irreversible gender surgery and sterilization hormones.

About Richard Cyr:

30-year Air Force Veteran
Hermon Town Councilor
Farmer
Opposes LD 227 - allows minors to receive irreversible gender surgery and sterilization hormones Maine. A parent/guardian that tries to intervene can be jailed.
Opposes LD 1578 - gives Maine's electoral college votes for President to the national populous vote.

Hermon School Committee

It is not too late for a common sense Republican to run! Simply head to the Hermon Town office to register as a candidate, collect signatures, and return the signatures by August 22, 2024. If you have questions you can email me at chair@HermonGOP.org

Papers to run for Hermon School Committee are due back by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Hermon Town Office. As of the time of August 22, 2024 only one person Eugene 'Geno' Sullivan has taken out papers. Eugene is a registered Democrat that works with Joe Baldacci.

Danielle Haggerty

Chair

Hermon GOP

Congratulations to our Hermon Fire Department who is now permitted to the Paramedic level for EMS!

Tell me how a 72-hour waiting period for gun owners to buy a new gun makes sense as a “cooling-off period”…. tell me how it is constitutional…. are you mad yet?

"Government of the people, for the people, by the people" Abraham Lincoln

In order to stop this insanity, this abuse of power, and their refusal to follow our Constitution, we need a majority of moral common-sense conservatives in elected seats.

All elected seats.

#votered2024

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