Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and the Legislature are drafting a new bill that would make it a felony to seize ballots before state or local election officials have certified them.

“In California, we have a message for anyone considering helping Trump interfere with our election or our count. If you violate California’s laws, if you interfere with our voters, tamper with our ballots, or meddle in our election, you will be prosecuted. It does not matter who gave the order,” Newsom said in remarks given to reporters. “In this state, our vote is sacred.”

  • grue@lemmy.world
    8·
    21 hours ago

    And presidents (and expresidents) are (and should be) treated differently than other people.

    Only if by that you mean held to a higher standard, not a lower one.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      15 hours ago

      Ideal world, we’d just be talking about how presidents and other high ranking government officials get a privilege to generally force the other party to waive their right to a speedy trial. Not “well they’ve got 34 convictions but it would be a crime to punish them”