ICYMI: 6 Stories & A Video - You May Have Missed A Lot This Week!
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 5/1
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As Backers Turn In Signatures, California Wealth Tax Measure Threatens Voter Safeguards
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One Video… Jon had Katy Grimes from the California Globe on this week for a live chat!
On This Date In 1971…
NIXON’S MASS ARREST OF ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS
On May 3, 1971, the Nixon administration confronted one of the most aggressive anti-war demonstrations of the Vietnam era. Thousands of protesters came to Washington, D.C., under the slogan, “If the government won’t stop the war, we’ll stop the government.” Their plan was not simply to march or rally, but to block bridges, streets, and federal buildings in an effort to shut down the capital and force attention on the war in Vietnam.
The government response was massive. Over three days, more than 13,000 people were arrested, making it the largest mass arrest in American history. Some protesters engaged in deliberate civil disobedience, but many others were swept up indiscriminately, including people observing, walking downtown, or legally protesting. The episode captures the volatility of that moment: a deeply unpopular war, a radicalized protest movement, and a White House willing to use overwhelming police power to keep the federal government functioning. It also became a civil-liberties embarrassment, later challenged by the ACLU and widely criticized as unconstitutional.