Is it democracy when California’s Senator, Secretary of State, and attorney general were all appointed and not elected? Or when people were arrested for paddleboarding due to emergency declarations that no one voted for, while the governor dined at French Laundry? How is Larry Elder the black face of white supremacy?
Well, if you actually understand our government structure, it's pretty clear that this is exactly how our representative government is supposed to work. You see, while all three of those positions are typically elected, these roles can't (or shouldn't) go unfilled. That would cause all sorts of problems. So for the purposes of the attorney general and (I Believe) the secretary of state as well, the governor, when a role becomes vacant will, as the person *elected* by the residents of California to perform this along many other duties, selects a candidate that he feels best for the job, and then that candidate has to be confirmed by 80 *elected* Members of the California State Assembly, and the 40 *elected* Members of the California State Senate. So the AG and Sec of State selected by the people though the 121 elected officials chosen to be the ones involved in their selection. The same goes for the filling of the vacancy in the US Senate, with the Governor being the person chosen by the citizens of California to appoint a temporary Senator to fill in, another one of the duties that Californians elected him to perform. That's how the people choose, though voting for these officers to fill these roles for us. Acting like it's some conspiracy of Maryland would (hypothetically) betray an ignorance of fairly basic civics.
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Is it democracy when California’s Senator, Secretary of State, and attorney general were all appointed and not elected? Or when people were arrested for paddleboarding due to emergency declarations that no one voted for, while the governor dined at French Laundry? How is Larry Elder the black face of white supremacy?
Well, if you actually understand our government structure, it's pretty clear that this is exactly how our representative government is supposed to work. You see, while all three of those positions are typically elected, these roles can't (or shouldn't) go unfilled. That would cause all sorts of problems. So for the purposes of the attorney general and (I Believe) the secretary of state as well, the governor, when a role becomes vacant will, as the person *elected* by the residents of California to perform this along many other duties, selects a candidate that he feels best for the job, and then that candidate has to be confirmed by 80 *elected* Members of the California State Assembly, and the 40 *elected* Members of the California State Senate. So the AG and Sec of State selected by the people though the 121 elected officials chosen to be the ones involved in their selection. The same goes for the filling of the vacancy in the US Senate, with the Governor being the person chosen by the citizens of California to appoint a temporary Senator to fill in, another one of the duties that Californians elected him to perform. That's how the people choose, though voting for these officers to fill these roles for us. Acting like it's some conspiracy of Maryland would (hypothetically) betray an ignorance of fairly basic civics.
Arizona voter here who really values your voice and donates monthly to your campaign thru ActBlue. Honestly people, automate your monthly donation so you don’t have to remember to support Katie.