If Democrats in Vacationland thought the censure of Rep. Laurel Libby would put an end to the education policy debate surrounding Title IX—and the participation of biological men in women’s sports—they’ve misread the moment, misread federal law, and badly misread their voters.

What was meant to silence dissent has only amplified it. What was supposed to end the debate has cracked it wide open.

In March, I wrote about how Democrats’ schizophrenic treatment of women’s sports—both existential and irrelevant, depending on the news cycle—was a political liability that helped cost them the 2024 election. Today, in Maine, that liability is becoming a full-blown revolt.

And yet, what are Governor Janet Mills and House Speaker Ryan Fecteau doing with this information? They’re ignoring it—and worse, they’re escalating.

While federal agencies investigate the University of Maine for potential Title IX violations, Maine Democrats are pushing legislation to mandate LGBTQ curriculum across public schools—from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It’s not enough to censure dissent. Now, they want to codify orthodoxy.

Libby was not just censured—her constituents were effectively erased from the legislative process for the audacity of posting two photos that exposed a truth the left couldn’t rebut. Fifth place in the boys’ division. First place in the girls’. One athlete. No words needed.

Fecteau reacted like a scalded Maine Coon Cat, clawing wildly at the messenger instead of addressing the........

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