Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

 
Amy Roeder

Amy Roeder

House of Representatives

District HD-125

Democrat

Contact:

Phone: (207) 287-1430
Office: Maine State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Pro-liberty Votes

Score Session
17% Cumulative
17% 2023-2024 Regular Session 2023-2024 Regular Session
17% 2021-2022 Regular Session 2021-2022 Regular Session
Amy Roeder

Amy Roeder

House of Representatives

District HD-125

Democrat

Status: Active Legislator

Contact:

Phone: (207) 287-1430
Office:
Maine State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

 

Pro-liberty Votes

Score Session
17% Cumulative
17% 2023-2024 Regular Session 2023-2024 Regular Session
17% 2021-2022 Regular Session 2021-2022 Regular Session

Voting History

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

ME Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Maine Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Maine Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Pro-liberty Vote Pro-liberty vote
Anti-liberty Vote Anti-liberty vote
Did not vote Did not Vote
This legislator voted constitutionally on 17% of the votes shown below.
Yes
Unconstitutional Vote

LD1045 State-Controlled Health Care (passed 81 to 58 on 6/15/2021). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

LD1045 establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

Health care is not the legitimate object of government, nor should be under federal, state, or local jurisdiction in the United States. No state should compel its citizens to furnish taxpayer money for a government-run health care system or any other unconstitutional project in violation of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.

LD1045 establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

The House passed LD1045 on June 15, 2021, by a vote of 81 to 58. We have pluses to the nays because health care is not the legitimate object of government, nor should be under federal, state, or local jurisdiction in the United States. No state should compel its citizens to furnish taxpayer money for a government-run health care system or any other unconstitutional project in violation of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1045&snum=130
Yes
Unconstitutional Vote

LD855 Gender Changes on Birth Certificates (passed 82 to 56 on 6/14/2021). Permits the issuance of a new certificate of birth following an application for a “gender marker” change.

LD855 permits the issuance of a new certificate of birth following an application for a “gender marker” change.

This bill attempts to erase manhood and womanhood by absurdly replacing biological “sex” on birth certificates with fictional "gender markers" that endorse homosexuality and transgenderism. The state does not have the constitutional authority to redefine males and females, who — as the Declaration of Independence affirms — are created by God and form the basis of self-government, which begins with the individual and the family.

LD855 permits the issuance of a new certificate of birth following an application for a “gender marker” change.

The House passed LD855 on June 14, 2021, by a vote of 82 to 56. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill attempts to erase manhood and womanhood by absurdly replacing biological “sex” on birth certificates with fictional "gender markers" that endorse homosexuality and transgenderism. The state does not have the constitutional authority to redefine males and females, who — as the Declaration of Independence affirms — are created by God and form the basis of self-government, which begins with the individual and the family.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=855&snum=130
Yes
Unconstitutional Vote

LD202 Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine's Constitution (failed 77 to 65 on 6/8/2021). Proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to implement ranked-choice voting in general elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State representative.

LD202 proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to implement ranked-choice voting in general elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State representative.

States should oppose all attempts to enact ranked-choice voting. This complicated, multiple-round, and unconstitutional method threatens election integrity by allowing a candidate to potentially win without genuine support from a plurality of voters. The scheme’s ballot casting requirements not only undermine a citizen’s right to vote, but could effectively force them to violate their conscience.

LD202 proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to implement ranked-choice voting in general elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State representative.

The House failed to pass LD202 on June 8, 2021, by a vote of 77 to 65 (two-thirds vote required). We have assigned pluses to the nays because states should oppose all attempts to enact ranked-choice voting. This complicated, multiple-round, and unconstitutional method threatens election integrity by allowing a candidate to potentially win without genuine support from a plurality of voters. The scheme’s ballot casting requirements not only undermine a citizen’s right to vote, but could effectively force them to violate their conscience.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=202&snum=130
Yes
Unconstitutional Vote

[Motion to Defeat] LD980 Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (passed 78 to 62 on 6/7/2021). Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

LD980 would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

Article IV, Section 1, of the Maine Constitution vests legislative power in the House of Representatives and the Senate, not the Governor. Each state, under Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, is guaranteed a republican form of government, which requires a limitation and separation of powers.

LD980 would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.  

The House passed a motion to defeat LD980 on June 7, 2021, by a vote of 78 to 62. We have assigned pluses to the nays because Article IV, Section 1, of the Maine Constitution vests legislative power in the House of Representatives and the Senate, not the Governor. Each state, under Article IV, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, is guaranteed a republican form of government, which requires a limitation and separation of powers.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=980&snum=130
Yes
Unconstitutional Vote

[Motion to Defeat] LD1138 Right to Self-Defense (passed 79 to 62 on 6/3/2021). Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

LD1138 would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault. Government has a duty to secure the natural, individual, and unalienable right to self-defense — of one’s life, liberty, and property. This fundamental right belongs to the people and is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.

LD1138 would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.  

The House passed a motion to defeat LD1138 on June 3, 2021, by a vote of 79 to 62. We have assigned pluses to the nays because government has a duty to secure the natural, individual, and unalienable right to self-defense — of one’s life, liberty, and property. This fundamental right belongs to the people and is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1138&snum=130
Yes
Constitutional Vote

[Motion to Defeat] HP348 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 80 to 61 on 5/19/2021). Would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”  

HP348 would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”

Term limits conflict with the right of the American people to choose their representatives. Moreover, states should act immediately to nullify all unconstitutional federal laws, rather than risk an Article V convention. Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not the failure of elected officials to uphold their oath of office.

HP348 would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”  

The House passed a motion to defeat HP348 on May 19, 2021, by a vote of 80 to 61. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because term limits conflict with the right of the American people to choose their representatives. Moreover, states should act immediately to nullify all unconstitutional federal laws, rather than risk an Article V convention. Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not the failure of elected officials to uphold their oath of office.

View vote details at legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?paper=HP0438&snum=130
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