California — A State of Disaster

“The American People will never knowingly adopt socialism. But under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation without knowing how it happened.” Ronald Reagan spoke those words warning that the socialist/progressive stealth agenda is to transform America from a constitutional republic into a top-down, central and controlled socialist government.

Ronald Reagan was a long-time Democrat until he became acutely aware just how seductive the democrat platforms and beliefs were. He then sought the office of Governor of California beating long-term, very entrenched politically, Democrat Pat Brown who, as Governor of California, was putting into place the quote I led with just now. Reagan won by clearly laying out how the Democrat Platform and belief system was hell bent on reversing what our founders gave us, and then, as is extremely evident today, those carrying the Socialist Democrat flag have no qualms putting into place an agenda and philosophy our founders, if here today, would not hesitate to pick up arms and march against such treason. Since Reagan, the California political elites have seen to it that no conservative would ever again interfere with their plans for a socialist utopia no matter the cost to the mere citizens. I would venture to say that now, years in the making, under Newsome as California Governor, these anti-Republic monsters have succeeded. Just look at these facts.

California has a $12 Billion deficit. The 13% income tax is higher than any other state and they also have the highest sales tax, highest gas tax on top of highest gas prices, highest utility prices. Don’t mention the large numbers of illegals housed and cared for with all sorts of state handouts; $5 thousand-dollar monthly living allowance. Schools that are failing miserably and in the lower 1/3 of schools in the nation. Poverty reaching 25% of the population, while the socialist rich live in their comfortably numb bubbles and not at all subject to their own philosophy and socialist ways. The socialist/Marxist government officials have shuttered nuclear power plants, petroleum plants and distribution centers but opened vast acres of solar panel and wind propelled energy which is painfully not working and creates its own waste hazards.

What about the $30 Billion high speed rail system north to south in California? This project was going to provide clean transportation, swift and easy movement, and it would clear traffic on freeways. You ready…not one mile of track has been laid!!

Consider the Rogue’s Gallery of Marxist believing public office holders, Pat Brown like I mentioned, Jerry Brown, his son, Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Willie Brown who “handled” Kamala Harris, and of course currently Gavin Newsome. Doesn’t end there. California has 50 members in Congress with 40 of them being unapologetic socialist acolytes. There is not one state-wide Republican office holder. Most of the judges are avowed liberals appointed by Newsome.

The California political model is being duplicated in such states as Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York. But Trump and the MAGA movement of citizens reaching a critical point of having had enough! Elections have consequences. We have a most critical election coming in 2026. I pray We the People will have had enough of those in elected and appointed offices who are not at all bashful working on distorting our founding principles to fit into a Marxist box and presented to the public as a new idea, a new approach to life problems.

I pray the words of Ronald Reagan ring in your heart, and we do not awake one morning to a country we were never, ever meant to become.

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