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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWest Coast Governors: F__K The Trump Show
Gavin Newsom
The West Coast is guided by science. We issued stay at home orders early to keep the public healthy. Well open our economies with that same guiding principle.
CA, WA, and OR will work together on a shared vision focused on health--not politics. Together--well meet this moment.
MORE: DETAILS HERE:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/13/california-oregon-washington-announce-western-states-pact/
Link to tweet
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)subana
(586 posts)& I don't even live in California!
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Science, baby!
malaise
(268,949 posts)AdamGG
(1,288 posts)Though Charlie Baker has been clearly anti-Trump and is more reasonable than most Republicans (faint praise).
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)Thank God for leaders who understand science, medicine, and the uses of government.
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Newsom, Brown, and Inslee are outstanding.
Seeing that six governors on the East Coast did the same, I bet Govs. Whitmer, Pritzker and Evers might do something similar. Considering that Gov. DeWine of Ohio has been extremely sensible during this crisis, maybe he might join in.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)To many have died to preserve the United States of America.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)And they represent a sizable world economy in their own right
aggiesal
(8,911 posts)denbot
(9,899 posts)There are decent people in each state, and to do something that you propose is to abandon those whom are a bit different and leave them in the hands of the Steve Millers and worst.
Post a suggestion to put the LGBT/Liberals/People of color, in their own little homeland and pause to think about what youre advocating.
You will be more likely to find more support on Strormfront, then DU.
And while you laugh me off, consider Im Native American, and have seen with my own eyes lives lived on a reservation.
2naSalit
(86,564 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)paleotn
(17,911 posts)The Republic of New England (+ NY, NJ, DE and half of PA and MD. Just think, our tax dollars NOT subsidizing magats in AR an WV.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)New England has more in common with Nova Scotia than Alabama.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)New England combined with NY, NJ, DE, along with the blue halves of PA and MD.....has a combined nominal GDP greater than CA.
As just New England, we'd round out The Maritimes quite nicely.
Just one of my wild ideas.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Quebec independence would thus lose a LOT of its significance to the rest of Canada.
paleotn
(17,911 posts)Because this rearranging might get out of hand.
Maven
(10,533 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)wackadoo wabbit
(1,166 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)And an independent republic in the north east as well.
I'm just not sure that the entire United States is a viable entity anymore. Especially not as a free and democratic country with equal representation for all citizens.
The Confederacy could finally have its damned freedom to sink into third world status without dragging the rest of us with it.
IcyPeas
(21,859 posts)uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Link to tweet
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LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,582 posts)We know he lies all the time--that's been documented. If he's breathing, he's lying. What annoys me is how inelegant his speaking and writing is. He's always the con man, working hard to sell you his patent medicine.
I substitute teach, and I've had second graders that express themselves better than he does. Not only that, they have more empathy, integrity and intelligence than Fat Donnie ever will.
cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)Baclava
(12,047 posts)East and West coast governors now ganging up on him! Gonna be fireworks!
oasis
(49,376 posts)you don't have to worry about that anymore, you lightweight piece of dog shit.
Alex4Martinez
(2,193 posts).
Pence is a fucktwit, just as much as his boss.
ffr
(22,669 posts)Fuck!
Good job on behalf of the states who are having to take federal action on the local level.
RicROC
(1,204 posts)California gets back 85 cents on the dollar for every $1 Federal taxes paid.
South Carolina gets back almost $8
Florida, $4.50
Lousiana , Alabama and Mississippi get something like $3.25 each
jayschool2013
(2,312 posts)appear to be Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
PoliWrangler
(139 posts)can we join too?
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)I was going to ask the same question.
Dem2theMax
(9,650 posts)DrToast
(6,414 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)Hekate
(90,645 posts)nolabear
(41,959 posts)Its starting to sound better all the time. I couldnt be more proud of Gov. Inslee.