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Governor Newsom’s strategy ultimately will rest with voters
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California Democrats aim to finish legislative action by Friday
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Trump-backed Texas plan nears enactment as foes threaten to sue
Aug 21 (Reuters) - The California Senate on Thursday was set to act on newly drawn political maps aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to gain from a Republican redistricting plan in Texas.
California Democrats, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, are pushing to achieve fast-track passage of their redistricting effort in the Sacramento statehouse by Friday, just in time to place it on the ballot for a special election on November 4.
I’ve already received a political pamphlet in the mail saying this is undemocratic and un-Californian and will result in the worst possible outcome for California. The propaganda machine has already kicked in.
The thing is, I would normally agree. We voted in a neutral re-districting council law to stop partisan gerrymandering because partisan gerrymandering is undemocratic. However, Republicans are trying to steal the country, and if this is the only way to stop it then I’ll grudgingly accept it.