Some states lead in nonsense – and public corruption. Maine is one. As Maine’s Democrat-controlled legislative session crashes to an unseemly end, bills are jammed down Mainers’ throats, Republicans disenfranchised, rules violated. The sense of impunity is gross and palpable – They can do anything. A state audit implied corruption. Caveat Actor, “let the doer beware.”
In politics as in life, the adage “what goes around comes around” is a truism. Right now, Democrats think they can dismiss minority complaints about unlawfulness, broken promises, processes, and procedures, ignore unfairness. They think the 2.1 billion dollars in mis-, mal-, and non-feasance will just be forgotten, swept under the rug with all the rest, fade away.
They are wrong. Mainers are sick and tired of bold, unapologetic, unethical abuse of power.
First, procedural – often very personal – Democrat misinterpretation of rules, waving of rules, violations of rules they wrote, and proven failures, conflicts of interest, self-dealing, complicity in corrupt acts, illegal receipt of proceeds, contracting, and blackletter law – do not go away.
These actions are not unimportant. They are not here and gone. They have a track record, just the way a voting record is a track record, only more ominous. They provide a roadmap into possible criminal investigations for the federal government, or should Republicans recapture the House and Senate this cycle, opening the door to constitutional officers, including the Attorney General.
More immediately, the Federal Department of Justice – which wields considerable power to investigate, prosecute, and convict wayward state officials – appears interested in the Maine governor and legislative majority. Hubris plays poorly in court, worse in front of grand juries.
As a former litigator, New York and Maine attorney, and head of oversight investigations for the US Congress into Justice, Defense, State, and other parts of government, I relied heavily on whistleblowers. There is every reason to believe we have them in Maine. Caveat Actor.
Second, Maine’s unapologetic, belligerent governor – self-assured and seemingly resolved to stiff arm anyone, on any issue – may be at a Rubicon, point of no return. Oddly, she has “made her bones” on biological and legal nonsense, her family is wrapped into Chinese drug house money. The implication from Washington is that she may be worthy of federal inquiries into motivation.
Compounding growing federal interest in her activities, going back years, is the reality that a new governor will be inaugurated in January 2027. That governor may be a Republican. If there are outstanding accountability, oversight, or fair administration issues, unanswered legal questions, that Democrat audit worth review, legal action could be pursued at the state level.
In tandem with review of actions taken and not taken by the current AG and Governor, not to mention House and Senate majority leaders, a new U.S. attorney and possible new AG should trigger caution – or at least more Democrat openness, awareness that their moment may be ending.
Yet they seem disinterested even in the appearance of accountability, just keep barreling on, sure they can fool people, thinking legal precedents go away. The big wheel turns. Caveat Actor.
In the past three decades – elsewhere in the country – state governments have turned over, hundreds of state politicians faced criminal charges for things they thought they could get away with. Federal investigators have taken down governors. Time may come when Mainers reclaim their government. The day is coming. Caveat Actor, “let the doer beware.”
Robert Charles is a former Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, former Reagan and Bush 41 White House staffer, attorney, and naval intelligence officer (USNR). He wrote “Narcotics and Terrorism” (2003), “Eagles and Evergreens” (2018), and is National Spokesman for AMAC. Robert Charles has also just released an uplifting new book, “Cherish America: Stories of Courage, Character, and Kindness” (Tower Publishing, 2024).
Again, what you describe RBC is also prevalent in all the other Democrat run and controlled states around the country. Only the names of the players involved is different and that is a meaningless distinction in the grand scheme of things. Think interchangeable widgets that all built to perform the exact same function no matter where they are installed.
What you’re describing is simply how the Democrat Party operates, irrespective of who the Democrat in charge is within the state. The Democrat Party today completely adheres to the modern model of authoritarian socialism with a big dollop of cultural Marxism serving as the cherry on top. Laws are only adhered to when they are beneficial to the objectives of the Democrat Party. Otherwise, they can be completely ignored and replaced by what amounts to edicts from on high from the DNC, which itself takes orders from the major financial donors bankrolling the party and its agenda.
Morality or accountability only exists within the Democrat Party as long as it advances the political, social and economic objectives of those financing the Democrat Party from the shadows. What we witnessed in the past four years was the complete weaponization of the federal government against the people of the United States in order to advance the underlying objectives of the Democrat Party and the people bankrolling it all. Must all those involved be brought to justice? Of course they should. However, the list of those involved goes well beyond the names of the politicians many are familiar with.
We didn’t get to the state we’re in overnight and it will, if we have the intestinal fortitude to see this long journey through, quite a long time to bring all those involved to justice. Let’s hope the American people have the resilience to see this fight for the return of this country to its original values through.
If any system disregards Ethics (Moral Principles) there will be a price for it. So, this article encourages optimism for the State of Maine and that is something good. Whenever there is an upheaval in the attitude toward the incorrect political way of doing things it is a good time to give it full attention . Much is usually obvious, however there is often some important unnoticed reasons for the imbalances that brought about an unethical situation — and that merits careful consideration so that the normal of ethical practices are built upon as soon as possible. Good article RBC !
RBC, interesting article. Time is not on the side of these corrupt officials, but will they vacate the country before they can face criminal prosecution?
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Can anyone say more. Yes, Thank You!!!
Maine voters are as foolish and stupid as California voters
Of course they’ll get away with it. They control the elections, and they couldn’t xare less about the law or the Constitution!
I *DO* hope that the people of Maine remember all of this come election day!! ….although that is traditionally *NOT* the case…..voters seem to have a notoriously short attention span, sadly….
Apparently the democrats run by different set of rules!
Maine is laying down plenty of smoke to cover up the Chinese owned marijuana farms….Ed Martin knows all about it….
In the past three decades – elsewhere in the country – state governments have turned over, hundreds of state politicians faced criminal charges for things they thought they could get away with. Federal investigators have taken down governors. Time may come when Mainers reclaim their government. The day is coming. Caveat Actor, “let the doer beware.” THEY KNOW THEIR END IS UPON THEM. WE CAN’T LET UP! WE MUST GET THIS DONE NOW. OUR AMERICANISM MAKE TRUMP A SUCCESS – HE NEEDS OUR CONSTANT SUPPORT, BUT PRAYERS!
These people are criminals, and they are waging war on the US and the American Citizens. They all need to be arrested for seditious conspiracy, and a minimum, and outright treason in some cases. Enough is enough. I’m sick of these individuals ignoring our laws and whizzing on the American Citizens. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND ARREST THEM!!!
Justice for Abraham and him to be set free should be top priority of FBI and justice department immediately ,he has suffered enough as is his entire large family most shocking horrific crime by gov mills against innocent citizens the most vunerable ! Someone help us please!
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO A BEAUTIFUL STATE WHEN OUTSIDERS MOVE IN WITH BIG MONEY . NEW YORKER’S ETC ESCAPING THEIR BLUE STATES BRING THEIR POLITICS’S WITH THEM .