by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
How many cities, neighborhoods and houses have to burn down before the people start demanding that our priorities become the politicians priorities?
During his visit to Los Angeles Friday to view the damage from the wildfires, President Donald Trump announced two conditions in order to receive federal aid: voter ID laws and for the state to stop diverting water flows to the Pacific Ocean, and instead send Northern California water to the southern state.
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump said. “Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen.”
California provides drivers licenses to illegal immigrants under Assembly Bill 1766, called “California ID’s For All,” authoredby Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) and supported by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), who claimed “Everyone deserves access to identification. This legislation moves us one step closer to true equity for our undocumented neighbors.”
Gov. Newsom signed AB 1766 into law September 23, 2022.
Is it any wonder California politicians don’t want Voter ID requirements?
