Well, not all the people of California elect them but all the people of California suffer from the results. California is huge, population wise and contains a lot of conservatives that suffer from the majority's decisions at the polls and some times when the people do speak out for what is right, the court ignores them anyway, (Proposition 8).
It's not always a simple thing for conservatives to "pack up and leave".
I know you didn't say, "pack up and leave" and I'm not talking to you specifically but as a resident of Illinois, I've heard it plenty of times.
In some ways, I envy those who have no family, job, property etc. tying them to a particular location but in most ways I don't.
Thank you for a logical rational post!
There ARE a lot of conservatives in blue states and many will leave after they retire. The exodus of retired white people from CA is obvious. But since CA pays higher than most other states, it is hard to move before then.
I know first hand power plant jobs in Texas pay at least 30% less than CA. And although Texans like to brag about how cheap it is to live there - with the confiscatory 3%+ property taxes - it really isn’t. And all the illegals make it unlivable, IMO. I’ll not move from the 1st most invaded state to the 2nd - that’s hardly any better.
How come those from other conservative states don’t brag as much as Texans? Tennessee and Oklahome have fearless state legislatures, as well as Idaho. Oklahoma has managed to pass an anti-illegal bill that has stayed on the books for years now. Tennessee’s property taxes are very low and they only have a state tax on capital gains and dividends. But I don’t see them being arrogant and condescending to others - and they have reason to be. (It’s because they are among the nicest people in the US, so that’s why I’m moving there and giving them all my retirement money!)