Last year Mark Eves, a Democrat, wanted to leave his job as Speaker of the Maine House to become president of Goodwill-Hinckley School. Governor LePage, the Republican governor, threatened to cut state funding to the school if it hired Eves, whom he considered an enemy (he's got lots of them). The school caved and withdrew its offer to Eves.
Eves promptly sued LePage, and now a U.S. district judge has dismissed the lawsuit. Something about the threat being a political statement (which I agree it certainly was) and therefore protected.
I don't understand this. Why isn't this abuse of power by the governor? The school presidency isn't a political office. I'm a lifelong Mainer and consider its courts quite nonpartisan and sensible, so what am I missing as to an actual constitutional reason for siding with LePage?
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Eves promptly sued LePage, and now a U.S. district judge has dismissed the lawsuit. Something about the threat being a political statement (which I agree it certainly was) and therefore protected.
I don't understand this. Why isn't this abuse of power by the governor? The school presidency isn't a political office. I'm a lifelong Mainer and consider its courts quite nonpartisan and sensible, so what am I missing as to an actual constitutional reason for siding with LePage?
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