Every Democratic elected official at every level of government should be doing solidarity press conferences backing up Governor Newsom and the state of California in this fight. We have to communicate clearly to all voters about what is happening here for it is coming to every state soon.
Agree. Now is the time to coordinate and stay on message as one solid coalition of democracy-loving patriots vs this tired fascist shit.
Tying the current chaos to the budget fight (which massively increases ICE funding at the expense of SNAP and Medicaid) is the easiest layup of all time.
You're correct, instead we've got party luminaries with Presidential aspirations like @ericswalwell.bsky.social out voting for resolutions PRAISING ICE ffs. It embarrasses me that I've defended the Dems as hard as I have for as long as I have now that their failing so abjectly in the crisis.
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Dem Officials should be educating the public what is and is not legal to do with Federal troops on American soil. You can’t deploy the Marines and now that the National Guard was federalized you can use them to support police or ice. All they can legally do is protect federal buildings.
I really need to proofread. Should read you can’t use National Guard to protect police and ice once they are federalized.
They've got to be incredibly bored right now, and will be for the next couple months. Sheesh...4700 dudes with guns guarding one bldg 🙄
They are evil . They really expected everyone to just roll over
We could start waving California flags.
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social where are you??
This admin has greatly weakened itself through a slew of tactical errors and ineffective lawyering, and the GOP legislators had better walk away for their own self Preservation. Vote “no” on The Bill.
Yes. Yes. Now is the time to speak out. Newsom is superb lead, but he needs backing now.
What if the troops and tanks that will be infiltrating DC for a so-called parade never leave. It feels like an invasion here. Maybe LA was practice?