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Maine Governor Rescinds State Sanctuary Policy

In one of his first acts as the recently-elected Governor of Maine, Paul LePage rescinded an executive order by former Governor John Baldacci that had turned Maine into a partial sanctuary state for illegal aliens. (The Portland Press Herald, Jan. 18, 2011) Specifically, the rescinded order prevented state employees – other than state law enforcement officers – from inquiring or disclosing information relating to an individual’s immigration status except for under limited circumstances. (See Executive Order 34 FY 04/05, Feb. 2005)
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To reverse the former sanctuary policy, Governor LePage issued a new executive order explicitly rescinding the 34 FY 04/05. The new order states that “[e]mployees and officials of the State of Maine shall cooperate with employees and officials of the federal government on all matters pertinent to immigration. . . .â€

[quote]Amnesty advocates decried the new executive order. Shenna Bellows of the Maine Civil Liberties Union remarked that it is “the first step in an anti-freedom agenda.â€

this "we are all human and world citizens" is such bilge

Maine Public Safety Department Running Short of Cash
01/28/2011 11:04 AM ET
Department officials told lawmakers yesterday that there's a $800,000 hole in the budget for this year.


Maine's newly-sworn in public safety commissioner, John Morris, is facing his first challenge: Department officials told lawmakers yesterday they're $800,000 short for this budget year, and the shortfall is not covered in Gov. Paul LePage's supplemental budget

The problem started last year when Gov. John Baldacci did not include in his supplemental budget money to pay for increased rental costs of Department of Public Safety facilities, Capitol News Service reports. The department's Janet Joyeux says the new governor still isn't dealing with it.

"We're just at the point where this is not enough money to pay all the bills coming in and we're going to have to make some tough choices," Joyeux told lawmakers. "When it gets to be May and June of this year, what aren't we going to pay?"

Joyeux says if additional funds are not appropriated, some bills won't get paid on time. Some legislators say the funds should have been provided last year, while others say the bills will need to be paid, regardless of who's to blame. (The state can't print money and paay out money it doesn't have.)

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~ magyart

Please support the Gov. of Maine and sent hom an email saying, "
Thank you".

LINK:
http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/ci ... ions.shtml

Originally Posted by magyart

Please support the Gov. of Maine and sent hom an email saying, "
Thank you".

LINK:
http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/ci ... ions.shtml

DONE! Sure is a beautiful thing to see

Originally Posted by alamb

this "we are all human and world citizens" is such bilge

The "world citizens" gig is the song of One World Government which means the end of the United States. When people talk this talk we all should know that what they're wanting is the end of our nation and US citizenship.