The California Senate and Assembly met to discuss how to” prevent California ideals and basic rights in the face of an approaching Trump administration” as Los Angeles fights raging wildfires. According to reports from RedState, Robert Rivas ( D), the speaker of the California State Assembly, was interrogated by reporter Ashley Zavala, the capitol correspondent for KCRA-TV, about it.
According to RedState:
Is then a good time to hold a special legislative session to discuss how to fight Trump in a way that is now possible without one? Zavala wondered.
” Um, so I’m, ya know, I’m these t-to handle this, this, uh, you know, these, these, these, these… fire. This is a historical wildfire”, a flummoxed Rivas replied. ” This is a traditional event, these fires, as I mention, are gonna be very probably some of the worst wildfires and tragedies in the state and national background”.
As Rivas attempted to deflect, Zavala continued,” Your House, while this fire is happening and while people are trying to understand what’s going on, and worried about the ability to get homeowners coverage, you gavel in a special legislative session to prepare for Donald Trump.”
In a press release released prior to the treatment, Governor Gavin Newsom stated that a special treatment of the California Legislature would be convened to protect California values and basic rights in the event of an approaching Trump management. ” The special session will focus on bolstering California legitimate resources to protect legal rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and expat people”.
The Assembly Democrats quickly received criticism for focusing on “fighting Trump” instead than aiding those affected by the fire, which have forced thousands of residents to flee and resulted in at least 10 lives lost.
Rusty Weiss, a poet for the RedState, suggested that President-elect Donald Trump might be focusing on the real issues at this time. Weiss writes that “perhaps they should hold a parliamentary session to discover why fire hydrants dried up during the Palisades fire.” ” Why the LAFD’s budget was reduced by over$ 17 million. Why was the Los Angeles president present in Ghana as the flames raged? Why chaos was caused by the emergency alert system?
