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I see you're new to FR. We're so glad you found us and we're honored to have you with us. I personally appreciate your view point regarding the fairness. Being a CAlifornian also, (I'm dual citizenship) did you know that your state did a massive redistricting more than once and eliminated many of the Republican districts. At this moment I doubt that CA fairly represents the state's Republicans.

Here in Texas with the Democrats in power they have gerrymandered to win a disproportionate number of house seats. Now that ALL Republicans are in the majority why can't we at least have a majority Republican districts. Right now the Democrats are the majority in the House. Is that fair? With 5 or 6 more Republicans our majority would be representative of the way Texans vote.

Would you call that fair?? It's hard to understand internal state politics without being involved in that State.

However I do appreciate your fairmindedness. Personally, I think the Republicans tend to be that way more so but get the raw end when tables are turned.

Welcome, and I look forward to your comments.

Being born in Coolidge (near Mexia) and growing up in Muleshoe originally and having attended Odessa College, I tend to agree with your sentiments. However, it was my understanding that Texas was always a conservative democrat state until so many lost their cover when the Democratic party went too far to the left in 94...

I remember a race in 82 where James Collins was trying to oust Lloyd Bentsen and said, "Texas is Conservative and Lloyd Bentsen is a liberal!" He was unable to persuade the electorate...

When I joined the service in 83, I lost track of things. When I picked up again, someone that I met in 1982 was Governor of Texas...

Here in California, what you say may be absolutely true. I have only been here since 92. At that time the Governor was Republican but I think the State Assembly and Senate were controlled by the Democrats... I can not speak of what may or may not have happened...

I am only concerned about the perception....
I have seen both parties get mistreated when the other party has the opportunity... I am simply saying that if you have the statewide offices and most of the power, some might consider drawing district lines to take away even more from the opposition bullying.... I am sure these are fine and fairminded people but you are going to have to do little more work (numbers, voting patterns, etc) to show that this is not a power grab...

I promise you that what I want to see the least is this redistricting issue becoming a "urination" contest where productive dialog is no longer possible and nothing gets done for either parties constituents...

Hope all goes well.

Thank you for the reply...