Governor Gavin Newsom used his veto pen over the weekend to ax legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state.

Assembly Bill 2164 authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) would have prohibited California’s governor from recognizing a request for extradition of a person related to their providing a legally protected healthcare activity in the Golden State to transgender individuals, or if they provide reproductive services. It provided certain exemptions, such as an extradition required by federal law.

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I am troubled by the precedent that would be set if an outgoing administration agreed with the Legislature to erode the executive authority of an incoming Governor based on their shared policy preferences, regardless of how righteous and well-intended those actions may be.”

    His reasoning makes sense at least. Didn’t michigan or Wisconsin do the same thing? It was clear a Democrat was gonna take over for a republican as governor, so they quickly passed a bunch of bills stepping power from the governor.

    • Postimo@lemmy.zip
      3·
      3 days ago

      Didn’t michigan or Wisconsin do the same thing? It was clear a Democrat was gonna take over for a republican as governor, so they quickly passed a bunch of bills stepping power from the governor.

      Oh damn, that’s crazy! Did the democrats “set precedent” of that practice there or did republicans do it unprompted and without an ounce of shame because they are the only party willing to use political power?

    • Sunflier@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      so they quickly passed a bunch of bills stepping power from the governor.

      That happens more than you’d think, but at least having to do that first might let a few more people squeeze in services and then be protected by ex post facto.