California Has Become a Disgraceful State

Townhall.com ^ | March 10, 2018 | Jeff Crouere

[Kaslin]

At one time, California was the envy of America, attracting people from around the nation to move to a state offering opportunity and the chance to pursue ambitious dreams. With scenic beauty, the Pacific Ocean coastline, the major cities of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California recruited entrepreneurs looking for economic growth. As the home of Hollywood and multitudes of celebrities, California presented an enticing potential to enjoy“lifestyles of the rich and famous.”

Today, California has become an economic and cultural disaster. The state is home to over 114,000 homeless people, one quarter of the total in the nation. In San Francisco, a health crisis has developed as the homeless have created a mess in the downtown area, littering it with fecal matter, spent needles and piles of trash.

The droughts have led to misguided water regulations imposed by environmentalists and liberal government bureaucrats. These officials also love to burden state residents and corporations with higher taxes. As a result, people and businesses are fleeing a state beset with too many regulations, tax rates that are not competitive with neighboring states and an array of other insufferable liberal policies. Even a sizable portion of the film industry has moved from Hollywood to other states offering tax incentives and a better business climate.

California officials have implemented high tax rates to fund an array of expensive services for an ever-growing population of illegal aliens. Their statewide elected politicians, such as Governor Jerry Brown, support open borders and sanctuary status for illegal aliens. In fact, the entire state has become a sanctuary for those who break our immigration laws.

Americans should never forget Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal alien who had been deported five times to Mexico, who shot 32-year-old Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier and ran away from the scene as she died in the arms of her father. Several months before the July 1, 2015 incident, Lopez-Sanchez was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after serving a federal prison sentence. However, San Francisco Police wanted him on a drug related warrant, so he was transferred to their control. Unfortunately, the San Francisco Police subsequently released him and did not bother to notify federal authorities. This is due to their refusal to honor “immigration detainers” that San Francisco officials believe is a violation of the Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.

As a result of their desire to protect the rights of non-citizens, San Francisco officials allowed an illegal alien back onto the streets. Sadly, that decision ultimately cost one young woman her life. The tragic death produced a national outcry, but it did not lead to any changes in California policies. The Steinle killing was not an isolated incident as throughout California, local and state officials refuse to work with federal authorities to combat the out-of-control problem of illegal immigration. These misguided policies prevent the Trump administration from taking effective action.

Over the last week, California was in the news again for the wrong reasons. The liberal Democrat Mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, issued a warning to illegal aliens that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting raids in the city. She asked residents to “protect” these illegal aliens, who she called the “most vulnerable” residents of Oakland.

As a result, 800 illegal aliens evaded capture and the ICE agents were only able to apprehend 232 lawbreakers. These individuals were not Boy Scouts, in fact, 180 of them had criminal records and 115 of them had convictions for serious offenses such as child sex crimes, weapons charges or assault.

ICE was doing the community a favor by removing criminal threats and protecting innocent citizens. Regrettably, the Oakland Mayor decided to give support to illegal aliens and violent criminals instead of law abiding taxpayers.

At a press availabilityon Thursday, President Trump denounced her actions and called it “a disgrace” that she undercut the ability of ICE agents to conduct raids.The acting Director of ICE, Tom Homan, labeled her comments “a whole new low, to intentionally warn criminals that law enforcement is coming.”

Fortunately, the Trump administration acted in federal court against the rogue state of California. On Tuesday night, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit which claimed that three state laws are illegal and are pre-empted by federal law. The laws prevent employers and state officials from cooperating with federal officials on cases involving illegal immigrants.

In his speech announcing the lawsuit, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the California laws “unjust, unfair and unconstitutional.” He also condemned the actions of the Mayor of Oakland by asking “How dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open borders agenda?”

These are good first steps by the Department of Justice, but they are not enough. The Attorney General should also file charges against the Mayor of Oakland personally. It is time that these California elected officials face legal consequences for their despicable behavior and their arrogant flouting of federal law.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

It’s a model of what the rest of the country would have been like had Hillary F. Clinton succeeded in stealing the election.

[Da Coyote]

Become?
Become?

[Seruzawa]

Don’t worry. Sessions will be back to sleep by noon.

[boycott]

They are an absolute disgrace.

[jazminerose]

A little schadenfreude for those of us who have fled SoCal.

The Steinle slaughter still makes me furious to the point of frothing at the mouth.

[hardspunned]

I was in California last week and stayed out of the filthy city states. California is truly the promised land. It is a real shame to abandon the state to the nuts, fruits and illegals.

[Stosh]

I have no legal training at all, but in a quick search on sovereign immunity, it’s my impression that municipal governments lack the sovereign immunity that protects states and the federal government.

If that’s so, I’d be curious to know if one of the illegals protected from deportation by the mayor of Oakland subsequently committed a crime, whether the victim of that crime could sue the mayor in a civil court for damages.

[Don Corleone]

JAIL the Mothrafreakers and do it NOW!

[TLI]

She asked residents to “protect” these illegal aliens, who she called the “most vulnerable” residents of Oakland.

On Tuesday night, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit which claimed that three state laws are illegal and are pre-empted by federal law. The laws prevent employers and state officials from cooperating with federal officials on cases involving illegal immigrants.

California, the newest pro-slavery state.

Strange, it is always the proglibs.

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[vette6387]

“California is truly the promised land. It is a real shame to abandon the state to the nuts, fruits and illegals.”

Who thinks we “real” Californians are going to abandon our state to anyone? The RATs here are fast approaching their own armageddon here. Decent people here want the state to go bankrupt, and the sooner the better. Trump needs to get on, in earnest, with cutting off all Federal bucks to this state. Jerry Brown, like his brother dictator, Kim Jong Un, has driven us to bankruptcy.

[Regulator]

“get on, in earnest, with cutting off all Federal bucks to this state”

Screw that. The state is occupied and controlled by the enemy aliens of the narcostate next door.

Time for military intervention: Lincoln did it to his own people in the South, Trump can damn sure do it against an invading occupier army.

[cnsmom]

Colorado is next and they know it. So sad.

[Phillyred]

I have trouble imagining how there won’t be a civil war coming. How can complete lawlessness by state and local officials not be confronted with arrests? This shi@#$ is coming to a head. And half the population has been conditioned to accept governors and mayors protecting criminal Illegals! It is madness. It’s like dealing with rabies at this point. Nothing you can do with a mad dog. Logic doesn’t work any longer. Soros and his evil troops have utterly destroyed the unity of this nation. Makes me so sick.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

California. “Disgraceful” is putting it mildly. California is a godless communist cesspool of moral decay and insanity.

[vette6387]

“Colorado is next and they know it. So sad.
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Liberals are like Muslims, in that they are moving into places where “their kind” has been non-existent, and have “set up shop.” Most of our “political leaders” in California were born elsewhere. The White (ex: Nancy Pelosi) and Black ones came from mostly the Northeastern States, and the Hispanics are first or second generation Mexicans. Interestingly, Blacks, once a significant force in CA politics (remember Mervin Dymally, once our LT. Governor, and Willie Brown as our Assy Speaker?), initially “joined forces” with the fledgling Hispanics, but as soon as Hispanics got a substantial number of offices, they essentially told the Blacks to shove it.
Jerry Brown and Diane Fineswine are notable exceptions, both having been born in California.

[GSWarrior]

It’s one thing for cities and states to openly disregard the law. It’s reckless and not acceptable.

Now they play the victim card. Did these self-righteous “public servants” really expect the Feds to side idly on the sidelines while months and years of investigative work is trashed by California?

[Macoozie]

At some point, just like into every other shiitehole ghetto;
New Urban and Rural Homesteaders will come back into the destruction and debris
Big Money will buy up huge tracts of land

The cycle of renewal will begin again.

Maybe not in my lifetime, but eventually, it will take place.

[Vaduz]

Spot on California isn’t a state it’s a disease.

[adorno]

It’s a model of what the rest of the country would have been like had Hillary F. Clinton succeeded in stealing the election.

California was intentionally turned into a socialist state, as an example of what the rest of the country could become. The experiment worked for California, and all that was needed was for the experiment to get implemented in the rest of the country. That's what open borders and illegal immigration was/is about, where everybody, including illegals would be allowed to vote. California is the center of the fundamental transformation of the country, as Obama and democrats defines the term. California is thoroughly socialist for decades to come, and that was the goal and that's still the goal for the rest of the country. Democrats failed to implement their agenda fast enough, and thus, they still lost a country which they were pretty sure had "advanced" far enough to make all elections fool-proof for their party. They had even taken over the schools systems, from k-12 to the college/university levels. They had taken over the press, to the point that, "freedom of the press" was mostly a joke to them, with a few sprinkles of the opposition still making waves (about 10% or so non-liberal). They had taken over the union movements. They were and are in the process of taking over the FBI and DOJ and the EPA and other federal agencies. Peter Strzok and the Ohrs and Comey and Loretta Lynch and Eric Holder, had all been appointed to insure that the democratic party agenda was safe, including to insure that no indictments or obstacles got in the way towards the liberal/socialist agenda. There is no doubt that the democrats took advantage of their control of the White House and congress, to plant people on the inside to insure that, elections went their way, which is why democrats were all in shock when their plans didn't exactly work out. And that's also why they went out of their way to try to undo the election of Trump. They were in the process of undoing the constitutional democratic republic, and didn't care about violating any and all laws. Their goals were more important than any laws. When the dust is settled, we are going to discover that the democratic party was/is as dangerous as any political movement had ever been, and the old USSR will be seen as just a mere fraction as dangerous as the liberal/progressive movement of the democratic party. Democracy was being overturned, and it's still the goal of the democrats.