"Proposition 50 official ballots state it is in response to Texas partisan redistricting. A comparison of Texas with California shows that Proposition 50 is neither needed nor fair. Neglecting third parties, in the last presidential election, Texas voted 43% Democrat (Kamala Harris) and California voted 40% Republican (Trump), which are similar values for their respective minority parties. In the U.S. House of Representatives, California now has 17% Republicans (9/52)"
"Imagine being a passenger riding on a bus loaded with people. It is illegal and dangerous for a rider to grab the steering wheel under most circumstances. Imagine now that the bus starts to veer into oncoming traffic, or is headed over a cliff. The driver may have fallen asleep or is trying to commit suicide. It would be unconscionable for a passenger not to grab the wheel and try to save many lives."
Proposition 50 is presented as a response to Texas partisan redistricting. Recent presidential vote shares show similar minority-party support: Texas 43% Democratic and California 40% Republican. Current U.S. House representation is 17% Republican in California (9/52) and 34% Democratic in Texas (13/38). Expected Texas redistricting could lower Texas Democrats to 21% (8/38), still above California's 17%. Reversing five California seats would drop California Republicans to 8% (4/52), an unacceptably low proportion. A bus-driver emergency analogy argues that normally prohibited interventions may be justified in extreme circumstances to prevent harm.
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