Democratic leaders across US work to lead resistance against Trump’s agenda

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/16/democrats-resistance-trump-agenda

Summary

Following Trump’s re-election, Democratic leaders in blue states are preparing to resist his second-term agenda, focusing on issues like abortion access, immigration, civil rights, and climate action.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a special session to “Trump-proof” the state, while Illinois and Colorado governors launched a coalition to defend state institutions against authoritarianism.

State attorneys general are readying legal challenges, citing a conservative judiciary and a more prepared Trump team.

Democrats also aim to lead grassroots resistance, with activists urging bold state-level protections amid fears of federal overreach.

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El_guapazo@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 1y (8 replies)

Is this performative or an actual strategy?

teft@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Maybe they'll sing Imagine.

Edit: Actually since it's resistance they'll sing like Tubthumping or something "i get knocked down, but i get up again"

TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 1y

#saltking

Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Democratic leaders

demizerone@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

In other words, theatrics with no substance.

Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Yes. If you're lucky. If you're unlucky, it will be theatrics in one direction and substance in the other.

lolrightythen@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Maybe tulsi will go blue again.

mosiacmango@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The gay bashing Russian asset who will shortly have top secret access to all of our intelligence services? Nah....

lolrightythen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I wasn't serious. Switching parties after being elected is one of the more heinous breaches of trust.

That and being named Joe Manchin.

rickdg@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y

Don’t forget to invest on disaster protection as Trump will just let blue states die.

futatorius@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 1y
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Oh you sweet summer children. Bless your hearts.

JigglySackles@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Too little too late.

Skyrmir@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Don't stop a damn thing, put a billboard up for every victim.

imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

A little late and early for much but words but we'll be watching

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Cute.

j4k3@lemmy.world · -34 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Empty words from scum Newsom, the tormentor of the homeless and needy.

KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 1y (3 replies)

yes, lets further divide what's left of the US. /s

Keeponstalin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

California is one state where criminalization efforts have taken root. Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would set aside $750 million from the state budget to help local governments conduct encampment sweeps, even though studies have found this practice to be harmful to homeless people’s health.

Criminalizing Homelessness: How New Laws Punish Poverty Instead of Solving It

Criminalization of homelessness is happening across the nation

j4k3@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y (1 reply)

My life is on a trajectory to homelessness with disability and a system that refuses to help me. This is me, in the future, being traumatized, abused, and dying in a gutter somewhere while being criminalized because a political refugee from the other side of the world had to have a driver's license but had the cognitive capacity of a third grader. I was just commuting to work on a bicycle, a racer, upper middle class guy, working in a chain of high end bike shops. I'm you on an extremely unlucky day. You're only one bad day away from this exact same issue.

Plastic_Ramses@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 1y

I hate to bring it to this.... but.

Did you vote for kamala?