For someone like Newsom there will never be a right time or manner to implement protections for trans people. And there will always be some clever excuse for which to cling. But when they are called to protect the interests of the powerful, they will break any precident or boundry to achieve those aims.
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And I thought he was coming around on transgender rights, sigh Fuck you Newsom
He also vetoed telework protections for us state workers and we are on the verge of a strike because his admin has returned our union's proposals with... ZERO. Literally, NOTHING. Their response to our demands in union negotations was 'how about nothing, instead?'
He has clearly become red-pilled, idk what's wrong with him but the most cynical interpretation would be money, stupidest interpretation would be he thinks this will help him become president.
On that note, when I see news covering Cali state worker telework, they love to go to the streets and find everyone they can to interview who's attitude seems to be "fuck you, I can't work from home so you shouldn't either"
I can't help but feel like that's intentional to turn people against remote workers
I mean... Even if they're just selfish assholes, do they not get that traffic is getting worse again because agencies and businesses are forcing return to office? That more people working remote is actually good for people who can't for whatever reason too?
Sorry, tangent; but GN's attitude on this has yet another incredibly frustrating and bad bit of policy from him
I really hope he doesn't run for president, and if he does, that he gets shut down early in the primary.
Only way this makes sense if he takes health care out of it and specifically frames it as "You don't get to constrain the powers of the governor."
I can also see a flaw in the law... what if some state wants to extradite someone for medical malpractice?
"Oh, nope! They do gender affirming care! Doctor Mengele is now safe from extradition!"
Either way, it will be fascinating watching him try to weasel his way through the primaries on this.
We can't let him win the primaries. He's probably the one candidate who could keep any Democrats home.
Get fucked Gavin.
They hate you and want you to die.
(Repeat until it sinks in)
Our next President-apparent. Fucking hell, this is who they're going to run against Vance, aren't they?
Thankfully he is not favored currently, but its very close. I can promise you I will gladly devote a chunk of my life to volunteering for a candidate running against him in the primaries, to keep him out of the white house. Send him back to the Napa vineyards where scum like this belongs.
He's the one money will support but there is precedent for that to not matter. See Clinton v Obama, Jeb v Trump and various smaller races.
"Jeb!"
fixed it for ya
^please clap^
Definitely won’t have my vote in the primaries.
I have no idea what the red line is for "leftists" defending this guy both as governor and a presidential candidate.
Do people who call themselves leftists support him?
As a leftist, I would vote for him for the same reason I'd vote for Hilary Clinton. To prevent the Republicans from taking over. That's about it.
If he wins the Republicans take over anyway
They don't
It's often used interchangeably everywhere.
His official explanation:
“While I share the author's views on the importance of protecting these important healthcare services, extradition is an exclusively executive function. When discretionary, that discretion is appropriately placed with the Governor. I am troubled by the precedent that would be set if an outgoing administration agreed with the Legislature to erode the executive authority of an incoming Governor based on their shared policy preferences, regardless of how righteous and well-intended those actions may be.”
He doesn’t want to set the precedent that such actions can be mandated in advance by an outgoing administration.
Good thing! If there's anything Republicans all respect, it's precedent and norms and settled laws.
Yea, and also we know they don't care about rules so I'm going to pass a law to gerrymander the state because that's what they want to do
Ghoul-som?
I’ve seen Gavin Gruesome around before.
Newscum
The Blue Nazi DNC wants amekos to vote for.
I am troubled by the precedent that would be set if an outgoing administration agreed with the Legislature to erode the executive authority of an incoming Governor based on their shared policy preferences, regardless of how righteous and well-intended those actions may be.”
His reasoning makes sense at least. Didn't michigan or Wisconsin do the same thing? It was clear a Democrat was gonna take over for a republican as governor, so they quickly passed a bunch of bills stepping power from the governor.
so they quickly passed a bunch of bills stepping power from the governor.
That happens more than you'd think, but at least having to do that first might let a few more people squeeze in services and then be protected by ex post facto.