"In 2010, Californians voted to create a nonpartisan Citizens Redistricting Commission to stop decades of gerrymandering. That reform was meant to restore fairness and ensure that all Californians regardless of political affiliation had a meaningful voice in representation. Today, Proposition 50 threatens to undo that progress. If passed, it would allow California's Democratic supermajority to tighten its control even further, reducing Republican representation in Congress from an already disproportionate 17% to just 8%,"
"Allowing private donors to pay government expenses and especially allowing them to specify which government expenses they pay is a terrible idea, regardless of its legality. (It's probably illegal, as noted in the article.) That's true whether it involves military salaries or a new wing on the White House. Congress controls how much the government spends and on what. If the people don't approve of the way Congress appropriates tax dollars, they can complain to their representatives or vote them out of office."
California created a nonpartisan Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2010 to stop decades of gerrymandering. Proposition 50 would allow the state legislature to redraw districts, enabling a Democratic supermajority to reduce Republican congressional representation from about 17% to roughly 8% despite conservatives constituting about 28% of likely voters. Governor Newsom's support signals partisan consolidation and undermines democratic fairness. Allowing private donors to fund government expenses and choose specific expenditures risks creating governance by wealthy individuals, bypassing Congressional appropriation and democratic accountability and leaving voters without effective recourse.
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