What can you do? One idea is to use your seat of power to condemn what Trump said -- and possibly the GOP front-runner himself.
"Presidential candidates have the right to say dumb things," Portland, Ore., Commissioner Nick Fish recently said. "We have the right to censure them for it."
Well, kind of. State and local lawmakers from Portland to New York are doing what they can to try to express their disapproval of Trump's presidential campaign and his most recent divisive statements. But they're also walking a thin, slippery line on whether elected officials can legally use their power to influence people's politics. Some might even be going over it.
Regulations vary from state to state, but most states prohibit elected officials from using their position to advocate for or against a political candidate.
