California is emerging as the de facto policy think tank of the Biden-Harris administration and of a Congress soon to be under Democratic control. That's rekindling past cliches about the state — incubator of innovation, premier laboratory of democracy, land of big ideas — even as it struggles with surging COVID-19 infections, a safety net frayed by the pandemic's toll, crushing housing costs and wildfires, all fueling an exodus of residents.
There is no place the incoming administration is leaning on more heavily for inspiration in setting a progressive policy agenda.
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And to think I moved out here to get away from that shit.
Nothing like extending CA "energy policies and regs" across the nation.
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Brilliant! not...
I see more states refusing to cooperate with the Feds. The Federalist Papers (I can't remember which one) discuss how the federal government must concede to the states if it wants to implement policies and laws. Imagine federal agents trying to do their jobs when no local police respond to their calls for backup; no one provides transportation support; no agency will provide cell space; the electricity is turned off for lack of payment, etc...Those guys were pretty smart to foresee this.
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This is going to be a fun 4 years. I can't stop laughing. Every time I hear or read more about Biden's plans, I bust out laughing - this has got to be a joke!
ReplyDeleteKevin de Leon, the dumb fuck that got up at a rally with an AR and said “This is a ghost gun”. I don’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
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so it will be legal to shit on any sidewalk in America now.
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