California Conservatives, Beware: Newsom’s ‘Commission on the State of Hate’ Is More Nefarious Than It Seems

Plus: House Democrats Pass Bill Blocking Trump-Era Order to Hold Federal Employees Accountable September 16 2022 Good morning from Washington, where Democrats shield bureaucrats from Donald Trump’s accountability measure. Mary Margaret Olohan reports. In California, conservatives are targeted by the governor’s hate commission, our Tyler O’Neil writes. On the podcast, national security expert Sumantra Maitra explains why Queen Elizabeth II was so close to the hearts of her subjects. Plus: illegal immigrants outside her house put the lie to the VP’s “border is secure” nonsense; Senate Democrats seek GOP votes for their divisive marriage bill; and House conservatives reject the Left’s priorities. On this date in 1940, the House and Senate pass legislation, by wide margins, imposing the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. COMMENTARY [California Conservatives, Beware: Newsom’s ‘Commission on the State of Hate’ Is More Nefarious Than It Seems]() [California Conservatives, Beware: Newsom’s ‘Commission on the State of Hate’ Is More Nefarious Than It Seems ]() By Tyler O'Neil Conservatives have good reason to fear a biased investigation from this Democrat-majority body with a former Southern Poverty Law Center staffer. [More]() NEWS [House Democrats Pass Bill Blocking Trump-Era Order to Hold Federal Employees Accountable]() [House Democrats Pass Bill Blocking Trump-Era Order to Hold Federal Employees Accountable ]() By Mary Margaret Olohan "This is about leftists in this body wanting to protect the entrenched leftists in the bureaucracy undermining the will of the American people every single day," says Rep. Chip Roy. [More]() COMMENTARY [Senators Should Stop Playing Games With Religious Liberty and Marriage]() [Senators Should Stop Playing Games With Religious Liberty and Marriage]() By Roger Severino If senators are serious about religious freedom, they should reject the {NAME}-Collins-Romney amendment out of hand and look to Mike Lee’s proposed amendment instead. [More]() ANALYSIS [The Passing of an Era]() [The Passing of an Era]() By Jarrett Stepman Sumantra Maitra, a national security fellow at the Center for the National Interest and associate fellow at the Royal Historical Society, discusses Queen Elizabeth II and the war on history. [More]() NEWS [Senate Pushes Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Bill Until After Midterms in Hopes of Gaining GOP Votes]() [Senate Pushes Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Bill Until After Midterms in Hopes of Gaining GOP Votes]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Lawmakers have decided to push a vote on same-sex marriage legislation until after the midterm elections, senators announce. [More]() NEWS [As Indiana's Abortion Ban Takes Effect, Court Battle for Life Underway in Ohio]() [As Indiana's Abortion Ban Takes Effect, Court Battle for Life Underway in Ohio]() By Virginia Allen Hours after legislation went into effect in Indiana protecting nearly all unborn babies, a county judge temporarily blocked a heartbeat law in neighboring Ohio. [More]() COMMENTARY ['Sanctuary' Cities React to a Few Busloads of Migrants With Extreme Hysterics.]() ['Sanctuary' Cities React to a Few Busloads of Migrants With Extreme Hysterics.]() By Jarrett Stepman Thanks to Gbvs. Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis, and Doug Ducey, rich liberals have a chance to show how truly welcoming they are instead of just uselessly virtue signaling. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()