[calcowgirl]

I’m voting NO, but I think I’m in the minority.
FWIW, it’s not as awful as some of the other ones that I have tried to expose.

Here are some prior posts from newzjunkey, amerigomag, and me.

Helps moderates (hurts conservatives):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2107138/posts?page=8#8

Lefties supporting the measure:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2107138/posts?page=6#6

manipulated, convoluted:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107334/posts?page=26#26

Doesn’t include Congressional districts—Lefty districts get more protection through Voters Rights Act and “communities of interest”:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110868/posts?page=31#31

Moves process further from the public eye by giving to specially selected (unelected) group:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110868/posts?page=53#53

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. I was afraid of that.

In truth it would be nice if our districts were revised to allow for a more fair representation. In this climate, that’s a near impossibility.

If the initiative had merit, Schwarzenegger wouldn’t be for it. That should have been my first tip-off.

[calcowgirl]

Oops... I accidentally left you off of that ping.

Prop 11 is a redistricting measure, a Constitutional Amendment. It takes the responsibility for drawing district lines away from the legislature and gives it to a commission. It affects only State districts (State Senate, Assembly, and BOE)--NOT Congressional districts.

While this proposition may make things slightly better, I think it takes away the chance that a good measure will pass anywhere in the near future. The problem is not WHO draws district lines, imo, but HOW they draw them. This prop doesn't do anything to firm up the how side of the equation... it deals strictly with who draws them. One could argue that it actually gives more protection to lefty groups by expressly recognizing in the Constitution such things as "communities of interest" in drawing districts. Also, the same legislature that they are trying to eject from the process is very much involved in the selection of the proposed commission. Until such time as districts are drawn in accordance with strict criteria (e.g. using mathematical models based on population and geography with no preference to culture, ideology, etc), I don't see much benefit in redistricting changes, especially when they move them farther from the public eye. I'd prefer that folks be accountable to the people and be subject to removal if they do not act accordingly.

[hattend]

Voting “No” as well.

[Czar]

"I’m voting NO, but I think I’m in the minority."

Already voted NO on Prop. 11. For me, it was a close call; however, after seeing this Austrian and Rambo endorsement, I feel much better about my choice. And I like Rambo...