{"id":1907438,"date":"2023-03-30T22:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-california-politicians-need-private-security-to-protect-them-from-conservatives\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T22:48:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T02:48:31","slug":"fact-check-california-politicians-need-private-security-to-protect-them-from-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-california-politicians-need-private-security-to-protect-them-from-conservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: California Politicians Need Private Security To Protect Them From Conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-california-politicians-need-private-security-to-protect-them-from-conservatives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1907438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>California attorney general Rob Bonta (D.) at a gun control rally \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><strong>The Claim:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>California assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D.) and state senator Scott Wiener (D.) have introduced a bill that seeks to allow politicians to use unlimited campaign funds for private security. This move comes in response to threats of &#8220;political violence&#8221; by former president Donald Trump and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Why it Matters:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bonta-Wiener proposal seeks to undo long-standing campaign finance regulations that limit the use of campaign donations for security to $5,000. However, this money can only be diverted if there is credible law enforcement verification of actual threats relating to the politician&#8217;s status or duties.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>The Context:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Murder, property crime, and violence in California are on the rise. However, not all of these issues are related to politics. Rob Bonta, the state&#8217;s attorney general, has been implementing lenient policies that have allowed violent crime to go unchecked. Bonta&#8217;s policies include investigating police and suing cities over their zoning policies. These efforts have not curbed crime in the area. Mia Bonta, who chairs the State Assembly&#8217;s budget committee, has also complemented her husband&#8217;s lenient enforcement efforts. She has been focused on the criminal justice system&#8217;s softening.<\/p>\n<p>Although the lawmakers blame the &#8220;rising tide of political violence&#8221; on Trump and his supporters, evidence suggests otherwise. In fact, the most significant act of political violence California has seen recently was carried out by a mentally ill leftist. The lawmakers&#8217; argument also omits the fact that the attempted political assassination of Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.) was carried out by a supporter of Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California attorney general Rob Bonta (D.) at a gun control rally \/ Getty Images Who said it: Mia Bonta (D.), a California assemblywoman and the wife of progressive state attorney general Rob Bonta (D.),\u00a0introduced a bill with state senator Scott Wiener (D.) that would allow politicians to spend unlimited campaign funds on private security. 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