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Rob Bonta

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99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

So his conspiracy theories on elections plus his increased desperation caused by โ€“ reflected in the polls and how people in America are thinking about him โ€“

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

and are unfavorable towards his policies and approach and are gonna be supporting Democrats in the next election and his willingness to militarize American cities.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

Those are dangerous combination.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

And so I worry about the possibility of a Federalized National Guard

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

at or near polling stations.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

I worry about the Marines at or near polling stations.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

I worry about attempts to use the U.S.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

Postal Service, a federal, part of the federal government to interfere with vote by mail ballots that are cast.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

I worry about the people's voice not being heard and being stepped on by an unlawful president who's violating their rights.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

And so that just,

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

fuels me more to fight harder.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

I'm also concerned we haven't seen sort of the other shoe drop, if you will, on attacks on abortion.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

We were prepared for a weaponization of the Comstock Act to try to stop the mailing of medication abortion.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

Haven't seen that yet, but we're prepared and ready if it happens.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

And those are some of the things

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

that are top of mind.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

We haven't seen the Insurrection Act be invoked and hope we never will.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

But he has bandied it about and sort of dangled it out there and suggested he might use it multiple times.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

And we have closed the door on his ability to use 10 U.S.C.

99% Invisible
Constitution Breakdown #7: California AG Rob Bonta

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