California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency. The Democratic governor, a fierce critic of President-elect Donald Trump, is positioning California to once again be the center of a resistance effort against the conservative agenda.
  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    16·
    5 months ago

    We’re all depending on California, especially for anything climate or environment related. Other states are not allowed to regulate our own environment in some cases, but can only choose federal or California rules. We need to continue having that choice

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    6·
    5 months ago

    They should also consider creating networks of sub unions and commonwealths that pool different kinds of resources that are beyond the clutches of The Federal Government. Perhaps holding them in trusts which are obligated to share them as forms of mutual aid under specific rules and conditions.

    Distributing parallel forms of government might be a way to keep Trump’s power in check. If certain networks or interstate agreement/trusts/commonwealths get large enough, they might even develop internationally recognized travel documents, and welfare systems.

    The point would be to try to remain stealthy though, and avoid conflicts or the appearance of competing with the Federal government. So all Federal obligations would still have to be met.

    A new European Union might be a model to follow, it would just be…an American States Union.

    …a distributed American States Union. DASU, rather than USA.

    • Nalivai@lemmy.world
      41·
      5 months ago

      The laws are dead, the court is a joke, and the convicted criminal is in charge. A bunch of other states are doing crimes already, and nobody really did anything.

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
      43·
      5 months ago

      It’s so strange that suddenly liberals are suddenly in favor of autonomy for states.