# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1800
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/1800 "2025-10-18T18:25:16Z")
I’m sure this has nothing to do with the No Kings rallies… > **[California closes major highway, Newsom blames 'dangerous' Marines event](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/18/interstate-5-marine-event-vance-newsom/86768732007/)** > > The Marines said in an earlier statement that the event would take place "on approved training ranges and comport with established safety protocols." > Interstate 5 will be closed “due to a White House-directed military event at Camp Pendleton involving live ammunition being discharged over the freeway," Caltrans said. > “The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety. Firing live rounds over a busy highway isn’t just wrong – it’s dangerous,” Newsom said in a [statement](https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/18/white-house-to-fire-explosive-artillery-over-major-roadway-in-southern-california-i-5-to-be-temporarily-shut-down-on-saturday-due-to-life-safety-risk/). "Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with isn’t strength – it’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and it’s beneath the office he holds. Law and order? This is chaos and confusion.” The really scary part is that they’re calling it “realistic training”. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678)._