SPECIAL ALERT!

On Friday I learned of a new bill. LD 227, "An Act Regarding Health Care in the State," that was carried over from last session and will be introduced early this week.

Seemingly inocuous, only a couple sentences long... and then I read the 21 page amendment that will be introduced at the Public Hearing this coming Tuesday, replacing the original bill. LD 227 will establish Maine as a sanctuary state for ALL abortion and transgender medical care.

This Frankenstein of a bill endorses state-sanctioned kidnapping of minor children against their parents’ will, and is FAR more extreme than LD 1735, the transgender tourism bill recently killed in the Judiciary Committee... LD 1619 was nothing compared to this.

LD 227 is the penultimate attack on parental rights, going so far as to validate sex trafficking, and legislating on behalf of the 49 other states.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE 21 PAGE AMENDMENT

It's difficult to express the feelings I had as I read this bill.

I am heartsick for our state, for our country, and for the children growing up in a time where lies are called truth, and speaking the truth makes you an outcast.

Truthfully, I am angry. I would like to think it's a righteous anger... I'm angry that this law, if passed, will tear apart families, irrevocably harm children for life, and kill the preborn babies whose mothers travel here from other states. I'm angry that we have a majority that likely will pass this bill, making it the law of the land in Maine.

I'm angry that I probably can't stop it.

I may not be able to stop LD 227... but I am going to speak up against it anyhow.

If I... WE... don't Speak Up, who will?

I'm sure you understand, the short notice between this amendment seeing the light of day and the scheduled Public Hearing on Tuesday at 1 PM is by design. More shenanigans on the part of the Democrats, hoping that Maine people won't hear about it, and won't show up.

Today, I am asking YOU to do THREE things.

First, consider how you can Speak Up against LD 227... if you can be at the Public Hearing on Tuesday, COME to Augusta. I will provide more information on Monday via email with all of the pertinent details. If you absolutely can't be there in person, submit testimony online in opposition. Either way, pray for the legislators in Augusta.

Second, share this page with everyone you know... we have a VERY short timeline to get the word out, so it is critical that all of us work to do so! Imagine if every church in Maine stood up and Spoke Up against this bill in Augusta on Tuesday...

Third, and most importantly, please understand that there is only ONE long-term solution for LD 1619, LD 1735, LD 227, and any other bills that will come after them, celebrating death and dismemberment, that we can not stop... We MUST remove the legislators that support these atrocities from office, and replace them with representation that will support Life and Truth.

How? By working together with like-minded individuals to get conservative legislators elected this November, and booting out those who continue to refuse to listen to the people of Maine.

Let's Speak Up once more, and then let's remove these legislators from office.

Are you with me?

FOR LIFE,

What’s Next?

Come to Gardner on July 14th and find out!

“We’re Not Done” is an introduction to the next phase of our fight, flipping seats in the Maine House of Representatives!

Please make every effort to attend on the 14th.

If you are also available to attend the three night training, we would love to have you at that! We need to increase our knowledge base and skill sets in order to be successful in the next phase.

Here’s the “We’re Not Done” event on Friday, July 14th:

Click here to RSVP TODAY!

IT’S NOT OVER

We have just learned that the Maine Senate will vote on LD 1619 tomorrow morning. Given the lopsided make-up of the Senate, they are expected to pass the bill efficiently tomorrow morning and then go back to the House for a 2nd vote tomorrow evening (all bills must be voted on in the House and the Senate at least twice- click here for more info on this process).

We continue to believe that it is possible to defeat this bill. The last vote was decided by 1 lone vote. No doubt, tomorrow afternoon's house vote total will be just as close.

I'm not going to lie to you. We are still the underdogs in this fight. After last weeks late night vote and watching my colleagues from across the isle being bullied into a vote by Planned Parenthood, it would be easy for us to just stay home. We could take comfort in our efforts thus far and make excuses about how the vote played out.

But that's not us.

We the People didn't come this far to stay home and be proud of showing up. Governor Mills started this fight with the people of Maine by introducing legislation that threatens the most vulnerable among us. One way or another, I intend to see this fight through to the finish line.

Tomorrow afternoon, LET’S FILL THE GALLERY in the Maine House of Representatives!

Let's send a message to any representative that would dare vote for this immoral bill: "We - the people of Maine - are watching you, and we aren't going anywhere." No matter the outcome - we will continue to SPEAK UP for LIFE with our voices and our lives. More on that front to come as soon as the fight on LD 1619 is over . . . we have work to do!

With the aggressively shortened timeline (we were anticipating Wednesday or Thursday), there's not enough time to plan a rally or arrange an event on the website to RSVP, but you know what to do. 

I will see you tomorrow afternoon at 1:30pm at your house - the People’s House - in Augusta.

For life,

LD 1619 Passes Maine House

Late on Thursday night the Democrat shenanigans on LD 1619 continued in Augusta, with Democrat leadership and Planned Parenthood whipping the House Democrat caucus into submission for over 5 hours, resulting in a 74-72 vote in favor of the bill.

These tactics clearly demonstrate a deeply concerning fact: it is special interests, not Maine people, who the majority party are representing in Augusta. I made sure to share this fact when I took the floor late that night.

The next stop for LD 1619 is a vote in the Maine Senate, which could happen any day over the next week. If you would like to tune in to the Senate to watch, click here to watch the live stream.

This is NOT OVER.

While I don't want to give false hope, bear in mind that every bill has to go back and forth several times between the House and Senate for a series of votes. We will keep you up to date as things progress, and encourage you to stay tuned for the next chapter . . . replacing legislators who refuse to listen to the will of the People!

Rest up - we will have work to do as we continue to Speak Up for LIFE!

- Laurel