The dirty secret behind California’s map grab — and the fix voters missed

New York Post ^

[nickcarraway]

Fifteen years ago, I helped make the case for what became California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission. It was a first-of-its-kind body of 14 ordinary Californians, neither politicians nor their appointees.

It was balanced with equal Democratic and Republican representation, charged with drawing fair districts after the 2010 Census.

The argument was simple, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger put it: “Gerrymandering has created an absurd reality, where politicians now pick their voters instead of the voters picking their politicians.” In this effort I often partnered with a type of Democrat one rarely sees these days: the reform-minded Democrat.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 1partyrule; california; onepartyrule

[SunkenCiv]

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[Bob Wills is still the king]

If not for Texas, none of these redistricting efforts would have been attempted, much less successful.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Never mind Texas. What’s the OVERALL result nationwide when November comes? We should come out ahead but do we play hard ball?