I didn’t say that the US House did the redistricting, I said that the State Govt. does the redistricting. They will draw the lines to benefit themselves, thereby keeping the liberals in charge. Keeping the House districts in the hands of the liberals is just a side effect.
You’re both mistaken. California voted to put redistricting into the hands of a citizen commission for the State Assembly and State Senate. Just last week we voted to add the House to their responsibilities, despite a competing initiative to disband the entire commission (before it was even selected).
The commission will be made up of 5 D’s, 5 R’s and 4 Independents or Decline to State individuals, none of which have any involvement in politics besides being voters. Three from each group have to approve the new lines. The pool of over 10,000 initial applicants is now down to 60. I believe the selection process will be completed near the end of this year.
Full details can be found at:
http://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/
I’m hopeful, but only time will tell if it’s a better process!