California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, arguing that the Democrat-drawn congressional map <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/californias-redistricting-ballot-measure-overwhelmingly-passes">approved by voters</a> Tuesday night unconstitutionally favors Hispanics.
The Dhillon Law Group filed the <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71875910/1/tangipa-v-newsom/">lawsuit</a> on behalf of the California Republican Party, state Rep. David Tangipa, and 18 California voters. The lawsuit argues that Proposition 50 violates the Equal Protection Clause. Harmeet Dhillon led the Dhillon Law Group before President Donald Trump tapped her to lead the Justice Department&#8217;s Civil Rights division earlier this year.
&#8220;This violates the 14th Amendment&#8217;s guarantee of equal protection under the law, and the right under the 15th Amendment to not have one&#8217;s vote abridged on account of race,&#8221; Dhillon Law Group partner Mike Columbo said at a <a href="https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OwGWenWVoZxQ">press conference</a>. &#8220;When drawing the Proposition 50 map, the chief consultant who drew the map has stated that the first thing that he did was to increase the power of Latino voters.&#8221;
&#8220;Additionally, the state legislature has announced that the maps increase the power of Latino voters,&#8221; Columbo added.
Voters overwhelmingly approved Prop 50 on Tuesday with 64% support. The measure was placed on the ballot after the Democratic-led state legislature approved new congressional maps in response to Texas passing a new map that will likely give Republicans five more House seats. With Proposition 50&#8217;s passage, Democrats have likely added five more U.S. House seats for their party.
President Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-california-redistricting-vote-is-a-giant-scam-mail-ballots-under-legal-criminal-review">said</a> on Tuesday that Prop 50 was a &#8220;giant scam,&#8221; adding, &#8220;All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review.&#8221; It&#8217;s unclear if Trump&#8217;s threat of legal action was in reference to the lawsuit filed by Republicans on Wednesday.
According to the complaint, Proposition 50 expanded the number of districts where Hispanic voters are likely to play a decisive role, rising from 14 to 16 of California’s 52 congressional districts. In a 1986 ruling, the Supreme Court established a three-part test, known as the &#8220;Gingles Test,&#8221; to allow states to redraw district lines to give racial minorities greater influence over who is elected to represent them. The Republican lawsuit claims that California&#8217;s new map does not meet the requirements of the Gingles Test since Hispanics make up the largest ethnic group in California and are not a racial minority in the Golden State.
&#8220;We believe that the Supreme Court Gingles Test cannot be satisfied by the state, as such under the 14th and 15th Amendments, the maps drawn by Prop 50 will be considered unconstitutional,&#8221; said Dhillon Law Group attorney Mark Meuser, who was the GOP Senate candidate in California in 2022.
Rep. Tangipa said he is &#8220;appalled&#8221; by the Democratic-led legislature and Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom pushing Proposition 50.
&#8220;As the first Polynesian elected ever to the state legislature, I understand the diversity and the beauty that this state has, and what we have seen with Prop 50, these maps, they are completely diminishing the voices of [some] groups to benefit other groups,&#8221;  Tangipa said.

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California GOP Sues Over Democrat-Drawn Congressional Map Designed To ‘Increase Power’ Of Hispanics

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A California ballot measure that would change the state&#8217;s electoral map passed on Tuesday, paving the way for Democrats to add five congressional seats in the coming midterm elections.
With three-quarters of votes counted, Decision Desk HQ <a href="https://election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11-04/states/California">reports</a> that around 65% of Californians voted for Proposition 50, which “authorizes temporary changes to congressional district maps in response to Texas’s partisan redistricting.” The measure, which California Governor Gavin Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other prominent Democrats supported, was slammed as overly partisan by opponents, and heavily funded by supporters. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-health-insurance-giant-quietly-bankrolls-gavin-newsoms-partisan-power-grab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported that one of the major donors to Newsom&#8217;s ballot measure committee included Blue Shield of California, which donated $500,000.
The California Democratic Party website said that the proposal is “a direct response to a Republican power grab orchestrated by President Trump and state leaders in Texas, who redrew congressional district lines to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
“If Texas had backed off, California would have backed off,” Pelosi posted on X last week. “But Trump insisted on Texas starting this fight — so California will meet this moment and win BIG on Tuesday to defend our health care and our democracy.”
The passage of Proposition 50 is a major win for Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate. It comes just hours after voters across the country elected socialist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-time-new-york-city-turns-to-muslim-socialist-zohran-mamdani-as-next-mayor?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=MAMDANI+TIME%3A+New+York+City+Turns+To+Muslim+Socialist+Zohran+Mamdani+As+Next+Mayor">Zohran Mamdani</a> mayor of New York City and sent Democrats to the governors mansions in New Jersey and Virginia.
In October, Los Angeles County Republican Chair <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-californias-effort-to-fight-back-against-trump-with-redistricting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roxanne Hoge</a> explained that the phrasing of the measure made the race competitive.
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“If we didn’t have the crazy title in summary that they had, it would be like Prop 36, right. Overwhelming. But given the title and summary we have, it’s neck and neck,” she said at the time. Prop. 36 was a 2024 ballot measure that passed overwhelmingly to fight back against crime in the Golden State.
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, also opposed the proposition.
“There is such extreme gerrymandering going on that in a state like Massachusetts, it has like 40% of the people voting for Trump, they only — they have zero representatives,&#8221; Schwarzenegger said in a recent<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminates-jake-tappers-effort-to-blame-gop-for-gerrymandering" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CNN interview</a>. &#8220;The Republican Party has zero representatives sent to the House. Think about that.&#8221;
“In New Mexico, 45% of the people voted for Trump and vote Republican, and zero is sent to the House, zero representatives from the Republican Party,”  he added. “So there’s gerrymandering — crazy gerrymandering — going on all over the country, and we wanted to try to stop it in California, and we did stop it in California.”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose seat is expected to be redrawn under Proposition 50 tells The Daily Wire that he&#8217;s &#8220;not going anywhere.&#8221;
&#8220;It was difficult to watch as Gavin Newsom and Sacramento’s special interests set about shredding the state constitution, disenfranchising millions of Californians solely because of how they vote, and delivering what they know is an undeserved advantage to Democrats,&#8221; Issa said. &#8220;But here’s something Newsom and his cronies don’t know: It won’t work.&#8221;
&#8220;Voters get to pick their representatives. Not the other way around,&#8221; the congressman continued, later adding that he&#8217;s &#8220;not quitting on California. And neither should anyone else.”

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Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) appeared desperate to evade any and all questions about his support for former President Joe Biden — support that continued even after it became painfully obvious that Biden was declining rapidly.
Newsom repeatedly dodged questions on that topic during a Sunday morning appearance on &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; attempting to change the subject every time host Kristen Welker raised another question about the former president.
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Gavin Newsom slithers around in an attempt to explain why he’s defended Joe Biden’s capacity to serve a second term:
Welker: You stood by him till the end. Did you ever have concerns about his capacity to serve another four years?
Newsom: “I never had that.&#8221;
Welker: Did you… <a href="https://t.co/VwpP06B5RP">pic.twitter.com/VwpP06B5RP</a>
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&#8220;You stood by him till the end, after that disastrous debate performance, even when top Democrats were calling for him to step down,&#8221; Welker began. &#8220;Did you ever have concerns, Governor, about his capacity to serve another four years?&#8221;
&#8220;I go home with the one that —&#8221; Newsom attempted to use the expression that he&#8217;d &#8220;dance with the one who brought him,&#8221; and then added, &#8220;I never had that — I just talked to the president a few hours ago. I&#8217;ve been privileged to have a relationship with the president.&#8221;
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&#8220;Governor, Did you legitimately believe that he was capable of serving as president until January of 2029?&#8221; Welker tried again.
&#8220;Yeah, I think my focus was frankly situational,&#8221; Newsom replied, not really answering the question. &#8220;I was making sure Donald Trump didn&#8217;t get back into office to experience everything that we&#8217;re experiencing today, and there was no interaction that I had that suggested otherwise.&#8221;
&#8220;What do you say to Americans who feel misled by you and other top Democrats?&#8221; Welker asked.
&#8220;Misled in what respect? He decided to step down —&#8221; Newsom protested.
&#8220;About the mental acuity of President Biden, they wish you had sounded the alarm sooner to give way for a convention,&#8221; Welker continued.
&#8220;I never experienced — I&#8217;m not going to substitute myself for someone else,&#8221; Newsom said. &#8220;Or for popular opinion. I&#8217;m going to express my relationship to my truth with the former President of the United States, including at the end of his term, quite literally in December, which was a master class in foreign policy and domestic policy, which I will never forget as we walk through not just the election but when we&#8217;re walking through the world we&#8217;re living in. There was nothing to suggest what you just said or, or others have suggested in terms of my interaction. That&#8217;s all I can be accountable for.&#8221;

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WATCH: Gavin Newsom’s Desperate Attempts To Avoid The Biden Question

WATCH: Gavin Newsom's Desperate Attempts To Avoid The Biden Question

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In an attempt to showcase just how dangerous he believes President Donald Trump to be, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) made the mistake of comparing the United States under Trump to a &#8220;five-alarm fire&#8221; — an analogy that quickly blew up in his face.
Newsom was explaining his position to ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl, and he claimed — among other things — that Trump was likely to do away with elections and the democratic process in their entirety if he was left to himself.
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Gavin Newsom: “I really am scared to death about what’s going on in this country. I really believe it is Code Red. It’s five-alarm fire. It’s breaking every hour of every day. We won’t have a country. We won’t have an election that’s fair and free if we don’t stand up” <a href="https://t.co/Zprb4IomBD">pic.twitter.com/Zprb4IomBD</a>
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&#8220;I just hope we have more fighters,&#8221; Newsom said, adding, &#8220;I say this seriously — I have no problem being, you know, out there with arrows in my back as long as it gives some space for people to run over me and move forward. I&#8217;m serious about that.&#8221;
&#8220;I really am scared to death about what’s going on in this country,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I really believe it is Code Red. It’s five-alarm fire. It’s breaking every hour of every day. We won’t have a country. We won’t have an election that’s fair and free if we don’t stand up.&#8221;
But with the memory of the Palisades fire only just in the rear view mirror — and the state&#8217;s abject failure to cut away the layers of red tape preventing those who want to from rebuilding — a number of critics found Newsom&#8217;s &#8220;five-alarm fire&#8221; analogy to be a little too on the nose.
&#8220;Here’s a tip, Slick. You of all people would be wise not to use fire metaphors in your bulls*** rambling,&#8221; actor James Woods observed. &#8220;The last &#8216;five alarm fire&#8217; in California destroyed 16,000 homes and killed 29 people. Thanks solely to you, the commie mayor you support, and your idiot policies. Pipe down.&#8221;
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Here’s a tip, Slick. You of all people would be wise not to use fire metaphors in your bullshit rambling. The last “five alarm fire” in California destroyed 16,000 homes and killed 29 people. Thanks solely to you, the commie mayor you support, and your idiot policies.
Pipe down. <a href="https://t.co/EuNhDro5rJ">https://t.co/EuNhDro5rJ</a>
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1984159003036021147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton added, &#8220;You are trying to disenfranchise millions of Californians and rig our elections to entrench your authoritarian one party rule. We are not interested in your laughable lectures on threats to democracy. Look in the mirror.&#8221;
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You are trying to disenfranchise millions of Californians and rig our elections to entrench your authoritarian one party rule.
We are not interested in your laughable lectures on threats to democracy. Look in the mirror. <a href="https://t.co/lZRRducB2D">https://t.co/lZRRducB2D</a>
— steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveHiltonx/status/1984263279880065065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Code Red is what happened in the Palisades. Who ordered it?? We can handle the truth!&#8221; RedState&#8217;s Jennifer Van Laar said.
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The Code Red is what happened in the Palisades. Who ordered it??
We can handle the truth! <a href="https://t.co/R9wKldMUhP">https://t.co/R9wKldMUhP</a>
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/jenvanlaar/status/1984274803378012244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Does Gavin Newsom know Gavin Newsom&#8217;s record in putting out five alarm fires?&#8221; Margot Cleveland wondered.
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Does Gavin Newsom know Gavin Newsom&#8217;s record in putting out five alarm fires? <a href="https://t.co/8BQoBtdXe5">https://t.co/8BQoBtdXe5</a> <a href="https://t.co/R4WAgzVqbD">https://t.co/R4WAgzVqbD</a>
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProfMJCleveland/status/1984097235873956241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;After what happened in California imagine having so little shame and self-awareness to say Trump&#8217;s causing a &#8216;five-alarm fire,'&#8221; Doug Powers said.
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After what happened in California imagine having so little shame and self-awareness to say Trump&#8217;s causing a &#8220;five-alarm fire.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/eFkIUUw7pN">https://t.co/eFkIUUw7pN</a>
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1984242101832515648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A health insurance giant gave half a million dollars to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, a driving force behind a controversial redistricting effort that would give Democrats even more seats in California.
Blue Shield of California has <a href="https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1010653&amp;view=contributions">donated</a> $500,000 to the committee, which backs the “Yes on 50” effort. Californians will vote next week on <a href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/50.htm">Proposition 50</a>, which would likely give Democrats five additional seats in Congress.
Reached for comment, Blue Shield of California denied supporting Proposition 50, claiming its donation was not intended for a particular ballot initiative and that it routinely makes bipartisan donations. But Proposition 50  is the <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures">only measure</a> on the ballot in California this year.
It’s not surprising that Blue Shield of California would support Proposition 50. The company has called on Congress to extend COVID-era Obamacare subsidies — a $350 billion proposal at the center of the government shutdown debate. Five additional seats would give Democrats the leverage they need to extend these subsidies in the future — ensuring insurance giants continued access to federal funds.
Blue Shield of California claims that it has no position on Proposition 50. But the records tell a different story. 
The company made two payments of $250,000 — one on April 24 and another on July 16, according to the California Secretary of State’s <a href="https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1010653&amp;view=contributions">website</a>. California <a href="https://cadem.org/yes-on-proposition-50-faq/">Democrats</a> describe Proposition 50 as “a direct response to a Republican power grab orchestrated by President Trump and state leaders in Texas, who redrew Congressional district lines to gain five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
Blue Shield of California told The Daily Wire that it has neither made contributions to Proposition 50 nor taken a position on the measure. After The Daily Wire sent Blue Shield receipts of the contributions to Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, and pointed out that the official California <a href="https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/quick-reference-guide/50.htm">voter guide</a> lists “Governor Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee” under the “For” section of Proposition 50, it said the donations came before Newsom’s intentions were known. 
The company said it “made its contributions in April and July 2025 — months before the Governor announced his redistricting initiative or amended the committee to support Proposition 50.”
A look at the Proposition 50 timeline belies that claim. 
On July 3, the <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/03/redistricting-texas-california-democrats-retaliation-trump-newsom/">Texas Tribune</a> reported that people in Newsom’s orbit had signaled his willingness to counter any redistricting in Texas with a similar move in California to offset potential Republican gains. On July 9, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott <a href="https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/2020s_timeline">announced</a> a special session that included redistricting legislation.
Blue Shield of California made its second contribution a week later. On August 14, Newsom officially announced a special election for the ballot measure. 
Given that Blue Shield of California has not taken a public position on Proposition 50, and claims it has not donated to the measure, The Daily Wire asked which ballot initiative it believed it was supporting when contributing to“Governor Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee, and whether they were concerned their donation was being used for the “Yes on 50” campaign.
The company did not respond to the follow-up question. 
In its initial response, Blue Shield noted that it regularly makes bipartisan political contributions to “advance our mission of delivering high-quality, affordable health care for all Californians.”
Again, a closer look at Blue Shield’s donations casts doubt on that claim.
The two $250,000 contributions to Newsom’s initiative were by far the largest this year, with dozens of other contributions ranging from $1,900 to $50,000. Among them, the company donated $50,000 to the California Democratic Party and $20,000 to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &amp; Transgender Caucus Leadership Fund, which primarily <a href="https://www.transparencyusa.org/ca/committee/lgbt-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-caucus-leadership-fund-1339123-rcp/payees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supports</a> Democratic candidates.
In June, the Blue Shield of California Foundation <a href="https://blueshieldcafoundation.org/grants/faqs">awarded</a> the governor’s office a $200,000 grant for an “evaluation design for the California Racial Equity Commission framework.” The foundation is funded “entirely by contributions from Blue Shield of California,” their website states.
About three weeks after making the second donation, Blue Shield of California <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">called</a> on Congress to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are currently at the center of the ongoing government shutdown.
Obamacare tax credits lower the monthly premiums people pay for coverage in state and federal Marketplaces, according to <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">Blue Shield</a>. The Marketplace sends the tax credits directly to insurance companies, according to its <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html">website</a>.
These tax credits have always been available to the poorest Americans. But during the coronavirus pandemic, Congress temporarily expanded eligibility for these subsidies. The extended credits were set to expire this year. Democrats’ fight to make them permanent — a move the Congressional Budget Office says would cost $350 billion over a decade — led to what, as of this writing, is the second-longest government shutdown in history.
In an August 5 <a href="https://news.blueshieldca.com/2025/08/05/blue-shield-of-california-joins-more-than-25-national-health-groups-to-urge-leaders-in-congress-to-extend-affordable-care-act-tax-credits">letter</a>, Blue Shield of California warned that if Congress fails to extend the credit, “the cost of health insurance will skyrocket, with typical American families forced to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars more each month to keep their coverage.”
Blue Shield reported that its premiums will <a href="https://www.blueshieldca.com/content/dam/bsca/en/broker/docs/2026/ifp/2026-Rate-information-for-non-grandfathered-medical-plans.pdf">increase</a> by an average of 9.3% in 2026. In 2025, the company reported its premiums <a href="https://www.blueshieldca.com/content/dam/bsca/en/broker/docs/2024/ifp/2025-IFP-Rate-Disclosure.pdf">increased</a> by an average of 8%. 
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told The Daily Wire that Democrats are “holding the American people hostage over free health care for illegal aliens and bailouts for insurance companies.”
“And now, these same insurance companies, who are complaining that they need billions in taxpayer bailouts while they raise premiums on struggling families, are turning around and spending half a million dollars to fund Gavin Newsom’s political ambitions instead of decreasing the premiums they chose to increase,” Scalise said.
“We strongly support the extension of the advanced premium tax credits to protect our members&#8217; access to affordable health care,” Blue Shield told The Daily Wire.
Brittany Madni, Executive Vice President of the Economic Policy Innovation Center, told The Daily Wire that it is “no surprise Blue Shield of California doesn’t want to admit to their role in this subsidy scam.”
“I’m not sure what’s worse: outright contributing half a million dollars to Governor Newsom’s Prop 50 campaign or blindly handing it over to use in his slush fund,” Madni said.
Madni said the company is “playing the game Obamacare set the rules for while American patients can neither afford nor access care.”
More than half of likely voters are expected to vote for Proposition 50, a poll <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/29/poll-most-californians-vote-yes-proposition-50-00625982">released</a> this week found. On Tuesday, Newsom announced they had raised enough money to pass Proposition 50 and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5577459-newsom-urges-donors-stop-prop50/">told</a> supporters, “You can stop donating.”

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A Health Insurance Giant Quietly Bankrolls Gavin Newsom’s Partisan Power Grab

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For years, concerns about the lack of voting integrity in California have simmered beneath the surface — concerns rooted foremost in the absence of a requirement for valid identification at the polls. This has been a central issue for Republicans, who have fought for decades to implement common-sense verification measures, yet repeatedly found their efforts stymied by Democrats resistant to change. Now, with the approach of the November 4 election, these concerns are once again thrust into the spotlight thanks to the controversial California Proposition 50, a ballot measure that stands alone and, many argue, wastes both public time and money.
At the heart of this issue is the gerrymandering that has come to define California politics. Despite making up roughly 25% of the state’s registered voters, Republicans account for just 17% of California’s congressional delegation. Democrats, meanwhile, hold an overwhelming 83% of the state’s 52 available House seats. Such disproportions raise pressing questions about the fairness and responsiveness of the democratic process within the state.
To better understand the stakes of this upcoming vote, I spoke with Deborah Pauly, an attorney with the <a href="https://www.lexrex.org/">Lex Rex Institute</a> in Long Beach — a constitutional advocacy group engaged in public interest litigation to restore electoral integrity. According to Pauly, Proposition 50 is not just a technical adjustment or benign update to election law. She describes it as a retaliatory measure, devised in Sacramento, aimed at achieving mid-decade partisan redistricting that further consolidates Democratic power at the expense of meaningful representation and electoral competitiveness.
But as troubling as the redistricting implications may be, Pauly points to an even larger and more urgent issue: the fundamental security, or lack thereof, in California’s voting process, especially with respect to mail-in ballots. She urges all voters to be extremely cautious about using their mail-in ballots to register votes in this election.
Why is secure voting so critical? Because the legitimacy and stability of our democratic process depend on it. A core American principle is that every vote must be counted as cast and must remain private and protected. When voters are confident their ballots are secure, the civic fabric holds firm — even amidst the most heated or contentious races. Strip away that confidence, and the door swings open to polarization, conspiracy, and ultimately, the unraveling of public trust in democratic outcomes.
Unfortunately, there is mounting evidence that California is failing to uphold this bedrock democratic principle. As revealed by a volunteer working with <a href="https://patriotforceca.org/">Patriot Force California</a>, the mail-in ballots for this year’s solitary ballot initiative appear to be neither private nor secure. Pauly thus describes an “incurable flaw” in the design of the mail-in ballot envelope issued in Orange County — a flaw that may very well be echoed in counties across the state.
In a recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xlFYd5JCaE">Lex Rex Institute video</a>, and as seen in the image below, this risk is starkly demonstrated. With just one item on the ballot, folding the ballot in half and placing it in the purportedly “secure” envelope leaves the vote clearly visible if anyone shines a light through it. As someone who has already sent in such a ballot, I can attest to the disturbing accuracy of this claim. Thankfully, the Lex Rex Institute is preparing to file a challenge to the mail-in ballot envelopes in the federal courts in the Central District of California.
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Note this is not just an abstract concern: the right to vote in privacy has deep historical roots, going back to <a href="https://campaignlegal.org/update/voters-have-right-secret-ballot">1888</a>. That is why voter privacy is built into the infrastructure of every voting center, with walls and barriers designed to ensure confidentiality. Yet these same standards are being ignored when it comes to absentee and mail-in voting. Even worse, Pauly notes flaws have been discovered in Sacramento — ballots that can be partially viewed due to literal holes in the envelope, putting the privacy of the vote at direct risk. The evidence is clear: compromised privacy in mail-in voting is not unique to Orange County.
So what does Proposition 50 represent, if not a dangerous step backward? The flaws and breaches revealed are not mere technical oversights — they are fundamental violations of a citizen’s right to a secret ballot and to confidence in the voting process. Allowing these problems to go unchecked would undermine not only the outcome of this ballot, but the entire system by which we govern ourselves.
This is a clarion call for all Californians who value their vote and believe in genuine democracy. If you care about the sanctity of your ballot, do not remain silent. Make your voice heard loudly — not only at the ballot box, but by contacting your Registrar of Voters, your local representatives, and the courts. Demand real security for all ballots, insist on proper ballot design, and require true transparency in our electoral process. Support principled organizations like the Lex Rex Institute and Patriot Force California as they lead the legal challenge to restore election integrity.
The right to privacy, and the assurance of a fair, accurate vote, is the foundation of self-government. These are not partisan issues, but essentials of the republic itself. Insist on immediate reforms and lend your voice and energy to the fight to ensure Proposition 50 and future elections live up to the standards America deserves. The integrity of our republic depends on our resolve to defend it. Stand up. Speak out. Demand better — for yourself, and for generations of Californians yet to come.
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Walter Myers III is a Southern California-based Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Poking Holes In California’s Prop 50: See-Through Envelopes And Lack Of Voter Privacy

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The California Department of Social Services is texting residents, blaming the imminent lapse of food stamp benefits on President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.
The Daily Wire reviewed several screenshots of the message, which stated that “President Trump &amp; Congress failed to reopen federal government. Nov. CalFresh benefits will be delayed. Oct. benefits unaffected. Visit<a href="http://cdss.ca.gov"> cdss.ca.gov</a>.” The message is similar to one posted on their website.
It is unclear whether the messages were sent only to Californians who receive food stamps or to a wider swath of the electorate. When The Daily Wire reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office for comment to confirm the authenticity of the texts, they replied, “Seriously?” and pointed the finger at Trump for supposedly politicizing the shutdown.
California Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio told The Daily Wire in a phone interview that the texts are “outrageous.”
“It’s a pack of lies — offering propaganda in the middle of an election so that politicos can avoid the accountability for their failures,” DeMaio said, referencing the upcoming vote on Proposition 50, which would gerrymander California congressional districts more in favor of Democrats. “This is as outrageous as you can get when it comes to taxpayer money being used to promote lies to try to impact the outcome of a pending election.”
When pressed on the issue, Newsom’s office then directed The Daily Wire to the United States Department of Agriculture&#8217;s Food and Nutrition Service webpage, appearing to suggest both sides were engaging in partisan messaging. The USDA website banner reads “Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Bottom line, the well has run dry.”
“At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats. They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance,” the USDA message continues.
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“Every American must have affordable healthcare, and that’s why I&#8217;m fighting in Washington, D.C., even if it means shutting this government down,” Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said in a recent commercial through his official office, the New York Times reported.
As for California, Republicans blasted the message sent out to residents, including Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who said Newsom “continues to peddle misinformation for partisan gain, now using official channels.”
“It is exactly this kind of excessive partisanship that has caused this shutdown that is having terrible consequences for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, those consequences are worse in California than anywhere, as our state leads the nation in poverty and unemployment,” Kiley told The Daily Wire in a statement.
“I voted to avoid a shutdown and have always done so during both the Biden and Trump administrations. We need to get the government back open immediately,” the congressman continues.

California Governor Newsom Makes Announcement On Gerrymandering In Response To Trump’s Efforts In Texas

Gavin Newsom Uses Taxpayer Dollars To Spread Anti-Trump ‘Propaganda’ Days Before Election

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is getting mocked online for suggesting that his family was &#8220;hustling&#8221; to survive while he was growing up. 
“My mom was 19, pregnant, and divorced a few years later, with two kids,” he said during an appearance on the podcast “All the Smoke,” which aired over the weekend. “Came from no money and just hustled. You know, worked hard, grinding every single day. Two and a half jobs, no bullsh**.”
“We had roommates all the time because she couldn’t afford the rent,” Newsom added. “…It was also about paying the bills, man. It was just like hustling and so I was out there, kind of raising myself, turning on the TV, just getting obsessed. I was sitting there with the Wonder Bread…the macaroni and cheese.”
This isn&#8217;t the first time the California governor has mentioned having struggles growing up, but critics point out that Newsom’s late father, William Newsom, was an attorney with ties to billionaire heir Gordon Getty.
&#8220;His dad worked for Getty oil,&#8221; comedian Adam Carolla posted on X in response to the podcast interview clip.
&#8220;Between the extremely wealthy and privileged Gavin Newsom doing this act and Zohran Mamdani faking tears over his family being the real victims of 9-11, you can see how bright the future of the Democratic Party is,&#8221; Outkick writer Ian Miller said.
&#8220;Communists lie like they breathe,” podcast host Jesse Kelly agreed. “That’s why the long history of fake accents and fake backstories is so prevalent on the Left. They have nothing moral against telling the lie. The recipient has nothing moral against being told the lie. Everyone just marches on as if it’s normal.”
There are conflicting messages about whether Newsom&#8217;s family was wealthy during his childhood. Other critics circulated photos of Newsom wearing a plaid scarf and being voted “Most Stylish” in high school. There is also <a href="https://x.com/C_3C_3/status/1982513413445349714">an image of Newsom</a> posing alongside Paul Mohen, Andrew Getty, and Billy Getty, which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1991 for the piece “Children of the Rich.”
But a rep for the California governor denied these assertions.
“Anyone with more than an inch of curiosity would know that Governor Newsom was raised by his mother after her divorce from his father when he was 3 years old,” a spokesperson for Newsom <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/us-news/gavin-newsoms-story-about-hustling-to-pay-the-bills-raises-eyebrows-given-his-familys-ties-to-billionaire-heir/">said</a> in a statement.
“He has talked about moving between two different worlds, but he was raised by a mother who worked three jobs at one point — secretary, waitress, and paralegal.”

Critics Rip Newsom’s Blue-Collar Talk: ‘Communists Lie Like They Breathe’

'Communists Lie Like They Breathe': Critics Rip Newsom For Working Class Struggle Claims

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more illegal alien criminals on Thursday as the Democrat-led shutdown continued into its fourth week. 
In a “worst-of-the-worst” update provided to The Daily Wire, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted five illegals convicted of crimes ranging from sexual assault to robbery picked up by ICE. 
“Every day, and despite the Democrats’ government shutdown, our ICE officers are arresting pedophiles, sexual assailants, murderers and violent criminals,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “It is unimaginable to think sanctuary politicians put these monsters and sickos over their own constituents.”
According to DHS, the arrests included: 
<ul>
<li>Froilan Mejia-Olvera, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of sexual assault in Collin County, Texas</li>
<li>Juan Enamorado-Leiva, an illegal alien from Honduras convicted of second-degree murder in Durham County, North Carolina</li>
<li>Jose Alfredo Gomez-Vallecios, an  illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of robbery in Los Angeles County, California</li>
<li>Alejandro Gonzalez-Ortiz, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14 in Santa Ana, California</li>
<li>Quoc Ky Luong, a criminal illegal alien from Vietnam, convicted of robbery in Pasadena, California</li>
</ul>
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“American citizens deserve better. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are making America safe again one depraved criminal illegal alien removal at a time,” McLaughlin said. 
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The California arrests come as state Democrats have resisted the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Golden State. 
While California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Kevin Mullin have <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. 
In a letter to California officials, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told them to “abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.”
“The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,” Blanche wrote.

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ICE Continues To Round Up ‘Depraved’ Illegals In California Despite Dem Shutdown

ICE Continues To Pick Up 'Depraved' Illegals In California Despite Dem Resistance

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The Department of Justice warned multiple top Democratic California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of potential charges on Thursday, after Pelosi suggested that federal immigration agents could be arrested by state and local police.
Earlier this week, Pelosi, along with Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin, <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. In response, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a letter to Newsom, Pelosi, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, urging them to &#8220;abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.&#8221;
&#8220;The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,&#8221; Blanche wrote. The deputy attorney general then cited multiple federal laws that prohibit interfering with federal law enforcement operations.
The California Democrats addressed in the letter were told to &#8220;preserve all written and electronic communications and records related to any attempts to or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement officials.&#8221;
&#8220;We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,&#8221; Blanche added. &#8220;In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.&#8221;
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California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. 
We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution. 
No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again. <a href="https://t.co/xe0EK8QssO">pic.twitter.com/xe0EK8QssO</a>
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/1981495700450893894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1981528588516987011">told</a> Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday night that if Democratic officials are telling state and local police to arrest ICE officers, they will face charges.
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&#8220;If they think I won’t [charge them], they have not met me,&#8221; Bondi added. &#8220;Because we will charge them if they are violating the law. We will protect our federal agents.&#8221;
Pelosi and Mullin, who both represent parts of the Bay Area, wrote in a <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">press release</a> on Wednesday that California law &#8220;prevents federal agents from taking certain actions.&#8221; The Democratic lawmakers added, &#8220;Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them.&#8221;
California Democrats have also moved to make ICE agents show their faces while on the job. Late last month, Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests. The bill was signed as federal immigration agents face a massive increase in attacks on them, including shootings and car rammings. ICE sources told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">The Daily Wire</a> that the new California law would not apply to the federal officers, and U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told “Fox &amp; Friends” that California “does not and cannot have jurisdiction” over the federal agents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids">announced</a> on Monday that the Trump administration would soon target San Francisco as part of its crackdown on crime and illegal immigrants. However, after Trump said some of his friends in San Francisco urged him to hold off on the federal law enforcement &#8220;surge,&#8221; the president had a phone call with Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and decided to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-off-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-san-francisco">hold off</a> on the operation.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1981406531926315028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">wrote</a> on Truth Social Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around. I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
Jennie Taer contributed to this report.

Trump Admin Warns California Democrats: Arresting ICE Agents Is A ‘Criminal Conspiracy’

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In every country where firearms have been banned, there&#8217;s been an &#8220;inciting incident&#8221; that&#8217;s been used to justify the crackdown. And very often, this &#8220;inciting incident&#8221; is either overblown, manufactured, or misconstrued in some way. In Canada back in 2022, for example, Justin Trudeau used a mass shooting in the United States — specifically, the shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas — to justify a national ban on handgun sales in Canada.
Yes, he used a shooting in a foreign country, which was committed with a rifle, to justify a ban on handguns in Canada. And of course, Canadians went along with it. They didn&#8217;t even complain because, after all, they&#8217;d been conditioned, over many years, to accept an increasing number of restrictions on their right to own firearms. Bit by bit, they allowed the government to whittle away their rights. So eventually, when it came time for Justin Trudeau to suspend handgun sales entirely, based on a pretext that was obviously ridiculous, everyone just kind of rolled over. We&#8217;ve seen similar stories all over the world, in places like Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and so on.
Every conservative — everyone who wants the United States to continue to exist as a functional country, where all of these other nations have failed — has to be mindful of similar efforts to undermine our Second Amendment rights here at home. We have to pay attention when government officials attempt to use some kind of fake &#8220;inciting incident&#8221; to suspend our right to possess firearms. And we certainly have to pay attention when these efforts gain traction — when they appear to be working.
That&#8217;s the case right now. Lawsuits and political pressure by various states — particularly California — have successfully intimidated the weapons manufacturer Glock into dismantling virtually its entire product line. One of the most popular handgun manufacturers in the world, with probably the most recognizable brand, has been beaten into submission.
This is a story that hasn&#8217;t received anywhere near the attention it should be receiving. It&#8217;s obviously the first domino among many. If Glock doesn&#8217;t reverse this decision — if Democrats win this fight — then many, many more dominoes will fall in short order. Just like we saw in Canada, once you give these people any ground whatsoever, they will walk all over you.
So let&#8217;s begin with the &#8220;inciting incident&#8221; of this particular power grab. It was the worst mass shooting in the history of Sacramento, according to the local media, and it took place in April 2022. Several shooters were involved, as part of some kind of gang warfare. Six people were fatally wounded. Twelve others were injured.
One of the men who was apprehended was named Smiley Martin (the brother of Dandrae Martin, another suspect in the case). Smiley Martin was found in possession of a Glock 19 handgun with a &#8220;switch&#8221; attached to it, which is a device that enables it to fire rapidly, like a machine gun. Switches are illegal, but they can be obtained very easily or created with a 3D printer.
And it was determined that Smiley was one of the main shooters in this particular incident. Watch: 
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You heard in that report that Smiley Martin had a very long criminal record prior to this shooting. But they don&#8217;t explain why he was allowed out of prison, if that&#8217;s the case. Nor do they provide more detail on what exactly Smiley Martin did when he committed his other crimes. 
But that&#8217;s a pretty big part of the story. So here&#8217;s <a href="https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-shootings-prisons-arrests-f713eff2a31b66e5740eb96f60392baa">The Associated Press</a>, with some more background.
<blockquote>A suspect arrested in connection with last weekend’s mass shooting outside bars in Sacramento served less than half his 10-year sentence because of voter-approved changes to state law that lessened the punishment for his felony convictions and provided a chance for earlier release. Smiley Allen Martin was freed in February after serving time for punching a girlfriend, dragging her from her home by her hair and whipping her with a belt, according to court and prison records. Those count as nonviolent offenses under California law, which considers only about two dozen crimes to be violent felonies — such as murder, rape, arson and kidnapping. &#8230; Proposition 57 credits include good behavior while behind bars, though corrections officials declined to release Martin’s disciplinary report.</blockquote>
If you follow my show or read my articles, you know this is all sounding very familiar. It&#8217;s similar to what happened in Kentucky, with the child killer Ronald Exantus. As we discussed, Exantus brutally murdered a young boy and assaulted his father (and the boy&#8217;s sister). But his crimes were deemed &#8220;nonviolent&#8221; under Kentucky law, so he was let out of prison after serving just a few years. Even though the parole board didn&#8217;t want to release Smiley Martin, they had no choice under the law — just like they had to release Ronald Exantus.
In this case, just like Ronald Exantus, Smiley Martin obviously committed violent offenses. He punched a woman and whipped her with a belt. But because these offenses are somehow considered &#8220;nonviolent&#8221; in California, under the law that was passed in 2016, Smiley Martin was allowed out of prison after serving a fraction of his sentence. And he then used that opportunity to commit a mass shooting.
So how has the government of California responded to this development? Have they suggested that maybe they should amend the law so that the word &#8220;nonviolent&#8221; doesn&#8217;t refer to crimes that are obviously violent? Have they suggested any changes whatsoever that would prevent violent felons from getting out of prison after serving less than half of their sentences?
You probably know the answer to that question. Democrats in California reacted to this mass shooting by pushing yet another law — one that will effectively ban all Glock handguns in the state. For many years, Glocks have had special restrictions in places like Canada and California. And now the government, in the wake of this mass shooting, has decided to go for a total ban. 
This is from a video posted by &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/fixingcali/status/1968266193808277561">Vince for California</a>,&#8221; the only account I&#8217;ve seen on X that has pieced all this together. Watch:
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Yes, you heard that correctly. Government officials in California cited the mass shooting in Sacramento as proof that we need a new law banning Glocks. That&#8217;s not because there&#8217;s anything wrong with Glocks, by themselves. It&#8217;s because career criminals — overwhelmingly young black men who pose with their illegally modified Glocks on TikTok all the time, and who constantly commit violent felonies and then get out of jail in five seconds — might modify the Glock to make it more dangerous. Because this relatively small demographic is breaking the law, therefore the most popular handgun in the world should be outlawed in California. (Technically, you can keep your current Glock, but you can&#8217;t buy a new one.)
That&#8217;s what they&#8217;re saying. That&#8217;s their plan. And it&#8217;s working. It&#8217;s almost as if the entire reason they let these violent thugs out of prison is so that they can commit more crimes, which Democrats will then, in turn, use to justify more crackdowns on our civil liberties. This is from a local news station in California.
<blockquote>Glock handguns, among the most popular pistols on the market, will no longer be available for purchase in California starting July 1, 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law AB 1127, which prohibits the sale of Glocks because a small part can be modified or replaced to convert the gun into an automatic weapon. Although illegal, this modification is becoming increasingly popular among lawbreakers. Tyler Thompson, a Glock dealer at Redding Guns, said the impending ban has left him with only one Glock in stock.</blockquote>
Along with this law (which was subsidized by Soros and Mark Zuckerberg), there have been various lawsuits filed against Glock by Democrats — including cities like Seattle and Chicago, and states like Minnesota and New Jersey — which essentially blame the manufacturer for illegal modifications that people make to their firearms. It&#8217;s like when Democrats blamed Toyota for supposedly making their cars too easy to steal.
For about a million reasons, conservatives should fight these laws (and these lawsuits) with everything they have. The NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation are doing their part, and filing lawsuits, but there needs to be a much bigger effort. For one thing, <a href="https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1127/id/3209201">here&#8217;s the law</a> that California just passed.
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Credit: LegiScan/California Assembly Bill 1127
The bill reads:
<blockquote>This bill would prohibit a licensed firearms dealer to sell, offer for sale, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any semiautomatic machinegun-convertible pistol, except as specified. For these purposes, the bill would define “machinegun-convertible pistol” as any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily converted by hand or with common household tools into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a pistol converter, meaning any device or instrument that, when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the backplate and interferes with the trigger mechanism and thereby enables the pistol to shoot automatically more than one shot by a single function of the trigger.</blockquote>
Among other problems, this law is obviously unconstitutional. 
To be clear, it doesn&#8217;t apply only to Glocks, but also to any handgun with a &#8220;cruciform trigger bar.&#8221; 
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Here&#8217;s what that looks like. Some Smith &amp; Wesson firearms, along with some firearms from Shadow Systems and FMK Firearms, also have &#8220;cruciform trigger bars.&#8221; And yes, it&#8217;s true that, if they revamp their entire product lineup, Glock can get rid of these.
But Glock shouldn&#8217;t have to do that. Nor should any of these other companies. The Supreme Court has already held — correctly — that under our Constitution, Americans can own handguns that aren&#8217;t unreasonably dangerous. And there&#8217;s nothing unreasonably dangerous about a Glock. It&#8217;s about as vanilla as handguns get. If a handgun suddenly becomes &#8220;unreasonably dangerous&#8221; because someone makes an illegal modification to it, then every handgun will instantly become &#8220;unreasonably dangerous.&#8221;
And of course, that&#8217;s what California has in mind. We all know that, no matter what changes Glock decides to make to its handguns, in order to comply with this law, it will never be enough. It&#8217;s possible to modify any handgun (or rifle) to shoot &#8220;full auto&#8221;, within the meaning of this law. Probably ten days after Glock changes its handguns to comply with this law, someone will come up with a switch for the new model. It&#8217;s not going to be difficult. Many firearms experts have already made that point.
This is clearly, unambiguously, the first major step in a larger effort by Democrats to ban handguns. The only appropriate response is to fight it, right now. There is no limiting principle here. It&#8217;s like saying it should be illegal to own a car, because car bombs exist. The fact that someone can come in after the fact and make a product more dangerous by committing a felony does not mean that we should ban the product.
But Glock isn&#8217;t fighting back on principle. They&#8217;re not running ads in California, pointing out that Gavin Newsom let this mass shooter out of jail early, or that California already outlaws switches, or that the mass shooter was a felon who shouldn&#8217;t have been allowed to possess a firearm in the first place, or that he had a high-capacity magazine that&#8217;s also illegal in California. Glock isn&#8217;t running 24/7 ads, which makes the extremely obvious point that California could solve its gun problem overnight by actually enforcing its existing laws and by punishing violent criminals.
Instead, Glock is caving. They&#8217;re punishing every law-abiding gun owner in the country. They just announced that they&#8217;re ditching Gen 5 and starting to make a whole new &#8220;V series&#8221; of handguns that are supposedly compliant with this new law. They just sent this marketing material around.
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It reads: &#8220;As part of GLOCK&#8217;s commitment to future innovations, we are making necessary updates to our product lines to align with upcoming offerings.&#8221;
So they don&#8217;t even mention why they&#8217;re doing this. They don&#8217;t demonstrate a shred of interest in defending Americans&#8217; Second Amendment rights or contesting this flagrant overreach by Democrats in California, New Jersey, Minnesota, and so on. They don&#8217;t even provide any indication as to whether this new &#8220;V series&#8221; will be compatible with Gen 5 parts, including performance triggers and so on. Nor do they explain how they can possibly make a handgun that&#8217;s impossible to turn into a machine gun, under the law passed in California. They&#8217;re just hoping for the best, I guess.
And meanwhile, where is the Republican Party on this? Has a single prominent Republican made an issue out of the fact that Democrats just strong-armed Glock into dismantling its entire product line? If so, I&#8217;m not aware of it.
This is a total capitulation. There&#8217;s no other way to understand what&#8217;s happening here. It&#8217;s capitulation on Glock&#8217;s part. And it&#8217;s capitulation on the part of our elected representatives.
That would be unforgivable in normal times. It&#8217;s especially egregious now, after we&#8217;ve seen — again and again, in country after country — where total capitulation leads. Glock&#8217;s decision is going to embolden Democrats to do exactly what Leftists have done in Canada, Australia, and so on. They didn&#8217;t release Smiley Martin from prison, or fund these massive new changes to the law, so that Glock would release slightly-altered versions of its existing handguns. They released Smiley Martin from prison, and they passed this law, so that no one can buy a handgun ever again. They want to disarm the entire country. That is their ultimate objective.
That&#8217;s always been their objective. And with this decision by Glock, without much fanfare, they&#8217;re one very important step closer to achieving it.

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President Donald Trump has canceled the planned military deployment to San Francisco after the sanctuary city’s mayor lobbied him against the plan.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+To+Target+San+Francisco+With+Immigration+Raids">announced</a> on Monday her office would deploy authorities to San Francisco as part of its crackdown on crime and illegal immigrants. But after a conversation Wednesday with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who asked for a chance to clean up the streets using local authorities, Trump has called off the deployment to give the city time to do so.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1981406531926315028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around. I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
“I told him, ‘It’s an easier process if we do it, faster, stronger, and safer but, let’s see how you do?’ The people of San Francisco have come together on fighting Crime, especially since we began to take charge of that very nasty subject. Great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others have called saying that the future of San Francisco is great. They want to give it a ‘shot.’ Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday. Stay tuned!”
Lurie said he told Trump that “San Francisco is on the rise.”
“I said then what I have said since taking office, that keeping San Franciscans safe is my top priority,” Lurie said on X Thursday, adding, “Visitors are coming back, buildings are getting leased and purchased, and workers are coming back to the office.”
“We have work to do, and we would welcome continued partnerships with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Attorney to get drugs and drug dealers off our streets, but having the military and militarized immigration enforcement in our city will hinder our recovery,” Lurie said.
“We appreciate that the president understands that we are the global hub for technology, and when San Francisco is strong, our country is strong. In that conversation, the president told me clearly that he was calling off any plans for a federal deployment in San Francisco. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in our conversation this morning,” he said.
Trump has already carried out similar deployments of federal immigration authorities to Portland and Chicago, cities that have become hotbeds for anti-ICE riots.
Over the summer, Trump deployed the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles as violent rioters hurled concrete blocks at federal agents, set Waymo autonomous cars ablaze, and blocked major highways.
“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world, and then 15 years ago it went wrong, it went woke,” Trump said during an interview with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo Sunday.
“We’re going to San Francisco and we’re going to make it great,” Trump added.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded to Trump on X Sunday, saying, “Nobody wants you here. You will ruin one of America’s greatest cities.”

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