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15. Newsom has incredible power under the US Constitution, when and if the time ever should come to use it n/t

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I agree with Newsom: we can't give them the excuse they are looking for [View all] senseandsensibility Sunday OP

I agree with Newsom. red dog 1 Sunday #1

I don't envy Newsom senseandsensibility Sunday #3

Absolutely StarryNite Sunday #2

I may be an optimist Qutzupalotl Sunday #4

Military always support fascism angrychair Sunday #21

They don't care about an excuses. Those goons Klarkashton Sunday #5

They're kitted up however their commanders ordered them to be kitted up. ShazzieB Sunday #18

YES!!! They want a spectacle. calimary Sunday #6

Newsom nailed it. ificandream Sunday #7

That ship has sailed OG MoneyClips Sunday #8

What kind of violence exactly? senseandsensibility Sunday #11

The only violence is the Trump thugs tear gassing peaceful protestors Bev54 Sunday #17

And keep an eye out... GiqueCee Sunday #9

You know they will simply because they accuse liberals of doing that. n/t Beartracks Sunday #12

lol they don't need an excuse! WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #10

Watch the markets. bronxiteforever Sunday #13

Absolutely wendyb-NC Sunday #14

Newsom has incredible power under the US Constitution, when and if the time ever should come to use it n/t AntiFascist Sunday #15

Can you elaborate, please? TIA. nt intrepidity Sunday #31

Under the 2nd Amendment... AntiFascist Sunday #38

Be a good German how about no. Blue Full Moon Sunday #16

You think peaceful protest is "being a good German"? Ponietz Sunday #22

ICE and DHS started the violence. Any crowd reaction is on the aggressors Arazi Sunday #19

No violence? Then the notsees will send in the provocateurs. Clouds Passing Sunday #20

The violence seems to be coming from the "government" side. How many of these so-called LoisB Sunday #23

frie nd of mine in leo thinks so AllaN01Bear Sunday #26

Peaceful resistance democrank Sunday #24

ding. this AllaN01Bear Sunday #25

Yep, let's be good little bootlickers angrychair Sunday #27

Newtons failure is he actually believes Javaman Sunday #28

Of course they go into a blue city in a blue state IronLionZion Sunday #29

I agree senseandsensibility Sunday #39

Plenty of Hispanic majority neighborhoods in Texas, Florida, Arizona IronLionZion Sunday #40

got to be a plan to protect each other stillcool Sunday #30

I fully expect ICE to mask up and instigate a series of violent acts Torchlight Sunday #32

Tom Nichols has been saying this on Bluesky, too. highplainsdem Sunday #33

Glad to hear it! senseandsensibility Sunday #34

I agree. But he was unfortunately getting a lot of arguments from people who believe violent clashes highplainsdem Sunday #35

This is not going to go away, Am in the middle of Texas with no rocks but an easy drive away from lots. efhmc Sunday #36

easy to say/suggest markie Sunday #37

They really don't need an excuse. Dan Sunday #41

they will get it one way or another mike_c Sunday #42