Posted on 06/19/2026 8:53:45 PM PDT by Red Badger
Democrats, for years already, have insisted that President Donald Trump is such a dictator, a “Hitler,” that he won’t ever leave office.
Of course, he did, in a routine although slightly snarky transfer to the Biden White House after that 2020 vote.
But they still say he won’t. He’ll “cancel” elections. He’ll declare himself president for life. He’ll even use, the extremists claim, the military to keep control.
All of the doomsayers, perhaps, should be watching one city in far-left California, where four city officials were removed from office by voters, but have refused to leave.
They simply voted to stay in power.
It is happening in Avenal, California, near Fresno, where the dispute already has embroiled the state, which has authorize a rare quo warranto legal case demanding the city officials justify their tenure as mayor and city council members.
The recall some weeks ago was because residents were infuriated the officials discontinued working with a county fire department and decided to start their own, at a huge cost to the city.
The recall vote was held, and all who were up for recall, were.
Kings County certified the results removing Mayor Alvaro Preciado and council members, Leticia Gamez, David Reynosa and Pablo Hernandze.
But they say since the election was held by the county, not the city, it’s invalid.
Then the recalled officials met and voted to keep themselves in office.
They have prompted a warning from the sheriff they are not authorized to use any public money for anything, and state Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office has authorized, as required, the procedure in court called quo warranto.
The Washington Examiner reported, “The dispute has turned the small farming community about an hour southwest of Fresno into the unlikely setting for a local-government sequel to election-denial politics, with residents and recalled officials locked in a fight over who actually won and who still gets to govern.”
The recalled members had been in court asking that the election count be halted, but the 5th District Court of Appeal declined to intervene.
The state’s approval of the quo warranto action means the recall supporters now can sue. Bonta had opined, “the application raises a substantial legal issue and resolution of that issue would serve the public interest.”
Anarchy grips California town as council overrules its own recall, locals threaten members A bitter political fight in a small Central California city spiraled into chaos last week after three elected officials who were ousted in a recall election voted to keep their seats anyway — sparking threats and intimidation at a packed council meeting. The turmoil erupted Thursday in Avenal, a city of roughly 13,000 residents in Kings County about 60 miles southwest of Fresno, where supporters and opponents of a controversial recall packed City Hall as the council weighed whether to recognize the results of a special election held April 28. Instead of certifying their own removals, Mayor Alvaro Preciado and councilmembers Leticia Gamez and Pablo Hernandez — three of four officials voters sought to remove — voted to reject the recall results and remain in office, The Sacramento Bee reported.
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Democrats doing what democrats do..............
They were supposed to toss them out a window.
It’s California Jake.
A very high window.
Time for a cleansing.
From the Fresno Bee:
The California Attorney General approved Wednesday evening the quo warranto application filed this month by the proponents of the Avenal City Council recall clearing their path to file a suit against recalled city officials.
At least they have elections. I live in a blue part of Indiana. In the 14 years I have lived here, I have never had the opportunity to vote in a municipal election.
Every “election” cycle, there is a Democrat primary but no Republican primary. The Democrats have one candidate for mayor and each city council seat. Because the winners are obvious, the polls don’t open on primary election day and no votes are cast. Because there are no opposition tickets -Republican, Libertarian, Green, whatever — and the winners are obvious, the polls don’t open on general election day. We have a city government that no one voted for, and I honestly don’t know the last time we had an election. I have brought it up during discussions with other residents in regard to the government’s don’t-give-damn attitude toward accountability, and have been told that’s always the way it has been here.
No Republicans in the city at all?................
Not just one, but FOUR Tiffany Henyards.
Alvaro Preciado, Leticia Gamez, David Reynosa, Pablo Hernandze.
Make California Mexican ..
Rubber Ball (1961 hit by Bobby Vee)
If you stretch my love till it’s thin enough to tear
I’ll just stretch my arms to reach you anywhere.
And like a rubber ball, I’ll come bouncin’ back to you
Rubber ball, I’ll come bouncin’ back to you.
You bounce my heart around ...
And like a rubber ball, I come bouncin’ back to you.
Rubber ball, I come bouncin’ back to you
You weren’t supposed to notice
>> the small farming community about an hour southwest of Fresno
IIRC, this is the home turf of Victor Davis Hanson. I wonder if he’ll be writing about it soon...
>> In the 14 years I have lived here, I have never had the opportunity to vote in a municipal election.
Interesting. The blame for his lies squarely on the shoulders of the PEOPLE in your district. Get off your butts and FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
humm. could be these city folks are the baddies they’re being made out to be. but it (being ca, with the corrupt state being involved) strikes me that there’s a lot going on behind this story that we don’t know.
first question, did just city voters vote them out or was it county voters (assuming city is a subset of county)?
“Mayor Alvaro Preciado and council members, Leticia Gamez, David Reynosa and Pablo Hernandze.”
México está tomando California.
Newscum is allowing an enemy invasion.
CA should get zero federal funding and be cordoned off NOW.
There are more from California moving up to Oregon all the time!
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