Trumps war on California

[The River]

Democrats are convinced the president is singling out the biggest blue state for punishment.

LOS ANGELES — It’s been less than a week since the California Legislature reconvened for the year, and already the No. 1 issue here is emerging: what to do about Donald Trump.

In the span of three days, the Trump administration threatened California’s burgeoning recreational marijuana market, proposed drilling off the California coast and pledged to increase immigration enforcement in the state — proposing to punish cities that get in the way. That came on the heels of his signing a tax bill that hit California harder than most other states.

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“We’re the pot smoking state of gun regulations, and they want to criminalize pot, and they want to … let people run the streets with guns, so I think it’s a different perspective,” said Robin Swanson, a Democratic political consultant in Sacramento. “I think we need to remind the federal government that one in 10 Americans lives here in California, so if they want to pretend that California is an island and push us off as an island of misfits, they’re going to be without the economic engine that is California driving it

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Much more from Politico HERE

[TalenaGor]

1. Dear Cali...please take us with you....tyvm, Seattle

[BigmanPigman]

2. HA! Good luck at the midterms Issa, Hunter etc.

We are not going to forget this past year EVER!
https://sandiegofreepress.org/2018/01/attn-darrell-issa-the-1950s-called-they-want-their-politics-back/
https://sandiegofreepress.org/2018/01/rep-duncan-hunter-lets-loose-in-tv-interview-progressive-activist-calendar-january-6-16-2018/

[NBachers]

3. Time to form a Partnership of Allied States to focus on business, trade, politics, environment,

and mutual support.

And to encourage political hostages in red states to create change where it's needed.