[Supermancho]

> constructing a strawman to insinuate CA is somehow hypocritical.

It is - or at least the leadership is in almost every respect. Politico-turned-economic elites acting as egalitarian champions is par for the last 30 years.

Life-long Californian here.

> Which states besides CA would you describe as "autonomous" vs not?

Massachusetts, for a start, since they don't just talk about what they are going to do. You should visit.

The reality is that the CA representatives routinely declare that they are not going to abide by federal guidelines. Ostensibly, that's the autonomy being referenced.

Totally ignoring the poster's intent and swapping in your own bias as their content is outright trolling. If you don't understand (or can't imagine an interpretation that makes sense) it's rather civil to act in good faith and ask for clarification. SMH

[TulliusCicero]

The same thing happened with Obamacare and red states. It basically always happens that states fight the feds at least somewhat when the opposing party is in power.