California attorney general pick pledges affront to Trump

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Jonathan J. Cooper and Don Thompson, Associated Press
Updated 6:58 pm, Thursday, December 1, 2016




SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The longtime Democratic congressman slated to become California's next attorney general immediately took a combative stance against Republican President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration after being named to the post Thursday, promising to defend the state's liberal stances on recreational marijuana, climate change, health care, immigration and criminal justice.

"If you want to take on a forward-leaning state that is prepared to defend its rights and interests, then come at us," U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra said hours after he was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Becerra, 58, said he was "stunned" to be selected by the Democratic governor to succeed newly elected U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris. But he said he pledged during his telephone interview with the governor to build on some of the issues that Brown hopes to preserve as part of his record when he is termed out of office in two years.

That includes keeping California "the clean energy superpower of the country," protecting otherwise law-abiding immigrants even if they are in the country illegally, and building on Brown's changes that reduce mass prison incarceration, Becerra said. He also will seek to protect the state's broad implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law that Trump has pledged to unwind.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Rep-Xavier-Becerra-nominated-for-California-10647125.php

[pbmus]

1. Thank you Jesus for California ...

I can always escape to California when trump land folds...

[Raine]

2. I love my state!

[still_one]

6. Same here. As far as I am concerned for the next four years California is my country

[yuiyoshida]

9. I too love my state

and frankly if it became its own country, I WOULD VOTE FOR IT.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. I would move to ca if it became its own county

[msongs]

3. good news. its difficult to be elected president from the house :-) nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. Yup. He's def on the 2020 track

[Tikki]

4. G G, I love my State. Remember there are other BLUE STATES that are poised....

to follow through with some of the same issues that affect their people.

Jerry ROCKS Xavier ROCKS!! and KAMALA is out there for the fight....

TRAVEL BLUE and BUY BLUE



Tikki

[ailsagirl]

5. YAY!! I LOVE my state, too!!

[SCantiGOP]

7. Kick ass!

We need more people like this in office.

[LenaBaby61]

8. California attorney general pick pledges affront to Trump.

We ain't perfect...

BUT...

There's nowhere I don't think I'd rather be .....

[Tikki]

17. "Some times you gotta trust yourself, some times you gotta save yourself"....California

Tikki

[roamer65]

10. California Republic.

[NBachers]

13. California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada should form the Western Economic Alliance.

A strong regional alliance will help protect our political, economic, and social values. It will also maintain a free zone against the fascist regions in other parts of the country.

[Tikki]

16. And, also, New Mexico, Colorado and Hawaii...

I believe the East Coast Blues could do the same thing.


TRAVEL BLUE BUY BLUE

[NBachers]

18. Yes - I heartily agree with New Mexico Colorado and Hawaii.

[SunSeeker]

14. K & R

[denbot]

15. My wonderful state will be Democracy's anchor baby, in the coming Trump years.

Bring it on, you Cheeto stained shit gibbon!

[NBachers]

19. It will be interesting to see how the federal government responds to disasters.

Fire, earthquakes, or other natural disasters. I will be watching closely to see what kind of response the federal government comes up with

[NBachers]

20. It will be interesting to see how the federal government responds to any disasters that may occur.

Fires, earthquakes, or other natural disasters may happen during the Trump catastrophe. I will be closely monitoring the government response.