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November 10, 2016 04:25 pm PST

California's legislative leaders vow to lead the resistance

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In both English and Spanish, California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Len (D-Los Angeles) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released the following open letter:

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Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land, because yesterday Americans expressed their views on a pluralistic and democratic society that are clearly inconsistent with the values of the people of California.

We have never been more proud to be Californians.

By a margin in the millions, Californians overwhelmingly rejected politics fueled by resentment, bigotry, and misogyny.

The largest state of the union and the strongest driver of our nations economy has shown it has its surest conscience as well.

California is and must always be a refuge of justice and opportunity for people of all walks, talks, ages and aspirations regardless of how you look, where you live, what language you speak, or who you love.

California has long set an example for other states to follow. And California will defend its people and our progress. We are not going to allow one election to reverse generations of progress at the height of our historic diversity, scientific advancement, economic output, and sense of global responsibility.

We will be reaching out to federal, state and local officials to evaluate how a Trump Presidency will potentially impact federal funding of ongoing state programs, job-creating investments reliant on foreign trade, and federal enforcement of laws affecting the rights of people living in our state. We will maximize the time during the presidential transition to defend our accomplishments using every tool at our disposal.

While Donald Trump may have won the presidency, he hasnt changed our values. America is greater than any one man or party. We will not be dragged back into the past. We will lead the resistance to any effort that would shred our social fabric or our Constitution.

California was not a part of this nation when its history began, but we are clearly now the keeper of its future.

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Hoy despertamos sintindonos extranjeros en tierra extraa, porque ayer los estadounidenses expresaron sus opiniones sobre una sociedad pluralista y democrtica que es claramente inconsistente con los valores de la gente de California.

Nunca nos hemos sentido ms orgullosos de ser californianos.

Por un margen de millones de votos, los californianos rechazaron abrumadoramente la poltica alimentada por el resentimiento, la intolerancia y la misoginia.

El estado ms grande de la unin y la locomotora de la economa de nuestra nacin ha demostrado que tambin tiene su conciencia ms tranquila.

California es - y debe ser siempre - un refugio de justicia y oportunidades para las personas de todos los orgenes, lenguas, edades, y aspiraciones - independientemente de su apariencia, dnde vivan, qu idioma hablen, o a quines amen.

California, por mucho tiempo, ha sido un ejemplo a seguir para otros estados. Y California defender a su gente y nuestro progreso. No vamos a permitir que una eleccin sea un revs para el progreso de generaciones en la cima de nuestra histrica diversidad, el avance cientfico, la generacin econmica y un sentido de responsabilidad global.

Estaremos comunicndonos con los funcionarios federales, estatales y locales para evaluar cmo una Presidencia Trump podra afectar potencialmente los fondos de programas estatales en curso, las inversiones creadoras de empleos que dependen del comercio exterior y la aplicacin de las leyes federales que afectan los derechos de las personas que viven en nuestro estado.

Estaremos utilizando al mximo el tiempo durante la transicin presidencial para defender nuestros logros, usando cada herramienta a nuestra disposicin.

Aunque Donald Trump haya ganado la presidencia, no ha cambiado nuestros valores. Estados Unidos es ms grande que cualquier hombre o partido. No seremos arrastrados de vuelta al pasado. Lideraremos la resistencia a cualquier esfuerzo que destruya nuestro tejido social o nuestra Constitucin.

California no era una parte de esta nacin cuando comenz su historia, pero ahora somos claramente los encargados de mantener su futuro.

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We won't be embracing Calexit just yet.

Joint Statement from California Legislative Leaders on Result of Presidential Election


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