[Illinois's] JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump
[Illinois's] JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump
Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental protections and the threat of mass deportations as the types of issues the coalition will be exploring.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis have formed a coalition of governors to fight against “increasing threats of autocracy” and strengthen democracy during a second Donald Trump presidency.
The goal of Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, is to protect state-level institutions of democracy — and to utilize their collective legislative, budgetary, executive and administrative powers. Pritzker said it will “catalyze collaboration across state lines.”
“It’s built off a model that all of us governors have already successfully pioneered through the Reproductive Freedom Alliance,” Pritzker said. “And together, what we’re doing is pushing back against increasing threats of autocracy and fortifying the institutions of democracy that our country and our states depend on.”
I'm sure the "Party of States' Rights" GOP will be perfectly fine with this.
Im really surpised I have not heard something like from california with washington and oregon or new york with the northeast.
Pritzker has been very outspoken about defying national orders, and even protecting the vulnerable in other states.
I'm not surprised he's leading the charge.
I thought he was going to be another shit governor in a long line of shitty Illinois governors, but this guy is knocking it out of the park.
yeah. honestly I was a little worried he would get picked for vp and am worried he will run in the future for the big seat. I don't want to lose him.
Other governors very well may be involved and we don’t know it yet. In the article, it says they asked Pritzger who else he’s in talks with and he said that not everyone wants to be publicly named yet.
I mean thats a bit sad really.
Governors Safeguarding Democracy
GSD
Get Shit Done
Nice acronym.
Just like they safe guarded the presidency, the supreme Court, and Congress? No one is coming to save you. Especially not the Democrats.
Yes it's their fault voters are stupid you sure got them
It actually is buddy. Their weak ass bullshit policies have helped steer this ship. The ever ready rush to meet in the "middle" as long as they make bank. Why reform or progress as long as I can insider trade. Then dumb fuck pussies like you will call me extreme because I don't want to bomb kids and I like clean water.