Source: US State of California 2
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom recently wrote an op-ed on the dangers of President Trump’s reach at authoritarianism, as well as the solution to that lies within the power of each citizen to hold their electeds accountable to the Constitution they have sworn to.
As the state’s challenge to the federalization of California’s National Guard plays out in the courts, Californians need no reminder of the dangers of Trump’s overreach. The National Guard officers still on the ground in Los Angeles are trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement. Ramped up ICE raids are targeting immigrant communities across our state indiscriminately, prioritizing an interest in meeting arbitrary arrest quotas over a focus on arresting individuals with prior criminal charges or convictions.
“If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe.”
Governor Gavin Newsom
The op-ed is excerpted and expanded from Governor Newsom’s “Democracy at a Crossroads” address on June 10. Lea el artículo de opinión aquí en español.