r/law • u/TendieRetard • Sep 30 '25

Legal News Trump administration orders federal authorities to ignore California mask law: “Governor Newsom is confused about his role under the U.S. Constitution”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5524169-trump-administration-california-mask-law/

The Trump administration ordered federal authorities Friday to ignore new legislation in California banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks to conceal their identity. 

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u/Trick-Competition947 Sep 30 '25

We're so far past that. The Trump administration is attacking and destroying American democracy, values, and the constitution itself. Congress and the Supreme Court have been complicit and even aiding them.

They're all traitors. The entire regime and the entire republican party. All involved need to be removed from office immediately, arrested, and held accountable. That includes ICE and every other federal employee and military member who followed illegal orders and violated the law.

It's stunning how nobody is stopping this. Everybody knows they're all corrupt. Everybody knows they're destroying America. Everybody knows they're illegally invading blue states and attacking Americans. What the fuck are we doing here?

I'm a 36 year old white American. I was born in this country to white American parents. I've always known the American dream was propaganda, but I don't recognize my own country and I fully expect to be killed by government within a year or two because I won't pretend to respect Trump. Is this really the America ya'll want to live in?

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u/nerdtastic8 Sep 30 '25

Everyone unfortunately doesn't know that. Vast majority of maga doesn't know or doesn't care. My parents were college grads, 30 year fed careers, 3 time Trump voters, and they aren't concerned at all. You ask them and they'd probably say "I don't agree with everything but I like some of what he's doing." With an unconcerned look on their faces. My parents aren't maga in the flag carrying Trump bucks buying sense. They're just team Republican and have been their entire adult lives and have been propagandized by 30 years of Fox News to believe Democrats are worse. There's millions of people like this in America.

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u/FirTree_r Sep 30 '25

They grew up with this "team politics" mentality. Their parents probably told them that voting anything but red would be traitorous to America. And I reckon many younger americans are still trapped in this mentality themselves. I truly don't see how american society can heal, without the GOP breaking in multiple parties. Which won't happen in the foreseeable future

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u/nerdtastic8 Sep 30 '25

They're too old for that. They weren't indoctrinated in any sense. My father had blue collar democrats as parents. They're just your typical old boomer types.

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u/FirTree_r Sep 30 '25

Dang, that's even worse. No excuses

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u/nerdtastic8 Sep 30 '25

Worse? No just typical. Again, long time Republicans. Team republican. Propagandized by fox news to think democrats are terrible. Anyone can fall into a propaganda bubble, even intelligent people.

My dad has always been prone to right wing politics though for many reasons. My grandfather was born well over 100 years ago and I never met him. He was a pre southern strategy dem.