Governor Gavin Newsom used his veto pen over the weekend to ax legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state.
He vetoed because he doesn’t feel that executive power should be limited in discretionary powers. He has otherwise been 100% supportive of trans rights. If this alone makes you not support him against Trump et al you deserve Trump et al.
A whole state’s worth of representatives and activists worked to create these bills, fought to get them introduced and past both chambers and he just unilaterally denies them?
Ok bud. Maybe it was for academic legal disputes. Maybe not. Either way that is NOT who we need right now in Washington.
Edit: he cited “insurance premiums” for SB418 and AB554 lmao
But you’re right, you shouldn’t be against him for this alone. There are a bevy of valid reasons to not support him and you should definitely look into them.
He vetoed because he doesn’t feel that executive power should be limited in discretionary powers. He has otherwise been 100% supportive of trans rights. If this alone makes you not support him against Trump et al you deserve Trump et al.
100% eh?
That’s why he vetoed AB957? https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202320240ab957
Or SB418? https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260sb418
Or AB554? https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202520260ab554
A whole state’s worth of representatives and activists worked to create these bills, fought to get them introduced and past both chambers and he just unilaterally denies them?
Ok bud. Maybe it was for academic legal disputes. Maybe not. Either way that is NOT who we need right now in Washington.
Edit: he cited “insurance premiums” for SB418 and AB554 lmao
But you’re right, you shouldn’t be against him for this alone. There are a bevy of valid reasons to not support him and you should definitely look into them.
For me its his public opposition to the billionaires tax. A legit solution to many of California’s problems.
This makes me think I should self immolate in a polling station for my 2028 vote.
People do not critically think any more… it is all knee jerk.