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California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’
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Corvidae
lemmy.world
Corvidae@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-28
Posted:   Subject: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’ Quote

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/california-noncitizen-voting-trump-administration

California’s attorney general on Saturday rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash alleged noncitizen voting, calling it “politicizing and weaponizing the law”.

Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, said the justice department acted at Donald Trump’s direction.

“It is once again the United States Department of Justice politicizing and weaponizing the law to attack its enemies, and it is completely improper,” he told MS Now.

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TheGoldenV
lemmy.world
TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-09-23
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply

Yeah, they’re pulling out all the stops for this one. Legal or not, doesn’t matter. We all better be ready.
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Malica
lemmy.zip

Malica@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-27
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply
TheGoldenV wrote:
Yeah, they’re pulling out all the stops for this one. Legal or not, doesn’t matter. We all better be ready.

I'm tired boss
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Brkdncr
lemmy.world
Brkdncr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-21
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply

They are going to try to invalidate California’s electoral candidate votes.
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ThePowerOfGeek
lemmy.world

ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply
Brkdncr wrote:
They are going to try to invalidate California’s electoral candidate votes.

If they don't want our electoral candidates then we should find ways of not sending funds and resources back to the federal government. It's a package deal. They shouldn't get the benefits California provides to all those backwater mooching red states if they're not going to respect our elections and representatives.
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bunnybunny
lemmy.zip
bunnybunny@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-06
#6 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply
TheGoldenV wrote:
Yeah, they’re pulling out all the stops for this one. Legal or not, doesn’t matter. We all better be ready.

Be ready for what exactly?
They have been robbing you people blind, shooting people in the streets in broad daylight. You people weren’t ready before?
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Eldritch
piefed.world

Eldritch@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-08
#7 Posted:   Subject: Re: California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voti... Quote Reply

It 100% is. It disproportionately attacks legitimate voters and will impact zero non-citizen voters as there are basically zero of them.
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