And now let's head on over to the state of Maine where a very interesting story is unfolding.

Basically, last week, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in and they reinstated the voting rights and the speaking rights of a state representative.

Basically, up until that moment, this particular state lawmaker, she was not able to vote or speak in the House despite the fact that she was elected for that seat.

She was sent there by her local constituents, but she was not able to do anything despite having been elected.

And the reason for why exactly that is is fascinating to say the least.

And so let's go through it together right now.

The state legislature of Maine is currently controlled by Democrats, although it is really worth

mentioning that Democrats only have a slight majority in the state house. Just looking at the

one-sided presidential election results in the state of Maine, you might assume that their state

legislature is similar to Oregon or Washington state, which is really one-sided, almost a super

majority by Democrats. But actually, it's not. In the state of Maine, out of the 151 available

seats in the statehouse,

76 are controlled by Democrats, while 73 are controlled by Republicans.

And then the remaining two seats are held by independents.

Meaning, as a practical matter, that the Democrats hold a narrow majority in the state legislature.

And you'll see why that's relevant in a moment.

Now, back in January, when President Trump assumed office, one of his first executive actions

was an order that related to transgender athletes in sports. Specifically, he signed an executive

order. You can see it up on your screen right here, titled Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports.

The practical effect of this executive order

was that schools across the country

that continued to allow transgender athletes

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