> whether the official making the claim in words (but not actions) that California is a “nation state” was legal IANAL I have to imagine it is. The first amen

> whether the official making the claim in words (but not actions) that California is a “nation state” was legal IANAL I have to imagine it is. The first amendment is quite broad. As long as no one is urging people to take concrete steps (e.g. don't pay federal income tax) I think pretty much anything is on the table.