SACRAMENTO – Shortly after the California State Senate convened this morning, the Democratic Caucus, led by Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), walked onto the State Capitol’s West Steps – the cornerstone of our state’s democracy – to stand against the authoritarian siege of our state by President Trump and federal forces.

“Today the Senate stands on the steps of democracy, here in California – the west steps of the Golden State’s Capitol – to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ 

There is no justification in a democracy for the un-American federal siege of California. Warrantless arrests. Federalizing the National Guard. Mobilizing federal troops on California soil. Racial profiling of American citizens. Detaining law abiding residents. The lack of due process for detainees. Throwing U.S Senators to the ground for speaking freely and threatening the arrest of American Governors.

These are the acts of an authoritarian government. And let me be clear – California will not back down. We will bend to no tyrant. And the people of California will prevail. 

The harder Trump comes at us, the more unified we’ll be. California will always be on the side of good, the side of justice, and the people will always win over the power of a few. This is not the American Way. 

We will never stop showing up, speaking out, supporting organizations that are defending immigrant rights, and protecting our Constitution.”

Video of Pro Tem McGuire, Pro Tem Designee Limón, Senator Durazo – Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation, and other Democratic Senators is available here. 

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Mike McGuire is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. He represents the North Coast of California, which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, including Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. Website of Senate Leader McGuire: https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/