Wampum

It is beyond wicked difficult to reconcile this¹:

We have inherited a social system based on male domination of politics and economics. We call for the replacement of the cultural ethics of domination and control with more cooperative ways of interacting that respect differences of opinion and gender. Human values such as equity between the sexes, interpersonal responsibility, and honesty must be developed with moral conscience. We should remember that the process that determines our decisions and actions is just as important as achieving the outcome we want.

and this²:

To have public school officials making these types decisions and cutting the parents and guardians out of the process makes this even more insidious. This is more than just an embarrassment for Maine and Portland. It appears to be part of the larger agenda by secular progressives to lower our cultural standards, and they are using our young people to do so.

This irresponsible action is indicative of the erosion of our cultural values. To have public schools playing a lead role in this is an outrage, and sends exactly the wrong message to our young people. Republicans need leaders who are not afraid to stand up for our core beliefs and values and I look forward to engaging these types of issues head-on during my candidacy for Congress.

And yet, politically, they must be reconciled, as Ben Meiklejohn voted with John Coynie to prevent contraceptives from being distributed to sexually active teens attending King Middle School. Coynie is quoted as "birth control is a parent's responsibility", while Meiklejohn's quote is "the consent form is unclear", and they won't be targets for the recall petitions being circulated by the Portland Republican City Committee, with the over-the-top grandstanding of Dean Scontras, who's just looking to starve out the last primary candidates from the sane wing of the Maine Republican party.

When MB was walking about doing her early labor afoot at Maine Med five years ago prior to Kezzie's birth we met another woman also doing laps about the halls. She was 13, accompanied by her mother. She too was delivered of a healthy child.

Portlanders, please do what I'd do if I were in Portland this week, spend Wednesday evening, from 7:00pm to later at the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) located at 196 Allen Ave, between Woodford's and Northgate. Ask Zen Ben what he thinks Feminism And Gender Equity means.

¹ THE TEN KEY VALUES, 7. Feminism And Gender Equity, Maine Green Independent Party.
² Junk sexploitation email from Dean Scontras.