Good Government
Policy:
1. End No-Bid Contracting and Contract Stacking
2. Strengthen Government Oversight
3. Leverage Veto Power
4. Leave the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
5. Repeal Ranked Choice Voting
6. Support Girls’ Athletics in Maine Schools
7. Utilize AI in Government Operations and HR to Economize
8. Eliminate NGO Fraud and "Unfilled Positions" Spending
9. The Problem of Kickbacks
Rationale:
The era of no-bid contracts will end in the year 2027. Maine will work with the State Auditor and consult with private auditing firms to rip the waste, fraud and abuse from the system. The stacking of no-bid contracts and other means to avoid contract scrutiny will end. Contracting will go to the most competitive bid, and jobs will prioritize aptitude, experience and expertise. Bid scoring systems will be revised to provide local contractors with a level playing field. There will be job cuts, since several jobs were created without reasonable justification in recent years, but cuts will be done fairly through natural attrition, retirements, and a few buyouts in key areas.
Maine will pursue stronger utilization of investigation and subpoena powers for the Government Oversight Committee in a Libby Administration. Follow-up information to the State Auditor's report will be turned over to the Committee in a timely manner.
The Executive Branch will utilize the power of the veto to force the two opposing parties in the Legislature to work together on non-partisan issues. Currently the Maine Legislature is making nearly every issue a partisan vote. There will be no partisan majority budget by April 1st (as an exception in the law allows), followed by a special "emergency" session, as we have witnessed recently. Legislators will not be authorized by a willing governor to return to a new "emergency" session after adjournment "sine die," unless it is warranted by a true emergency. The year 2027 will be marked by the return of the 2/3rds budget, following years of manipulation of current law.
Since a National Popular Vote (NPV) compact would reduce Maine’s power in the Electoral College and related procedural functions, the Libby Administration will leave the compact.
The Libby Administration will also support the elimination of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and the return of election winners via a plurality. RCV is too complicated and too cumbersome for efficient tabulation, and involves complex strategic decisions by the voting public. It is patently unfair to candidates for a second-choice to replace a plurality winner without a new runoff with clear competitors as done in some other states.
Traditional high school sports will be supported. Gender on the birth certificate will determine eligibility
for girls’ and boys’ school sports and will be required as a part of the normal pre-season
physical. New inclusive sports categories will be researched and implemented for competitive
sports to make Maine compliant with federal Title IX requirements while also respecting state laws,
including the Maine Human Rights Act. Make no mistake: "gender identity" is not the same as gender transition. The Legislature will be directed to eliminate the concept of gender identity in the Maine Human Rights Act. The current state law lacks an adequate definition, violates federal Title IX provisions, and allows school-aged children to simply state that they are a certain gender. The current law in Maine is preposterous.
The size of government can and should be reduced, and the scope and efficiency will increase through the
application of artificial intelligence (AI). A.I. training will be a priority for all state employees.
The manipulation of a bid process that directs millions of dollars to non-government (NGO's) through scoring-rules that favor NGO entities will end. This will mostly come through generating honest rulemaking processes that allow the private sector and small business in Maine to participate in service provision. A stronger oversight committee will help as well.
The Libby Administration will expose the kickbacks that some candidates receive from non-government entities. These kickbacks come in the form of campaign donations, and that is one reason why Jim Libby is running for Governor using the "Clean Elections" system. No kickbacks here. We have seen enough.
