California's redistricting is a necessary defensive response to Texas Republicans' blatant power grab. When Trump demanded Texas create five more GOP seats through gerrymandering, Democrats had no choice but to fight fire with fire. The Golden State is simply leveling the playing field after Republicans broke decades of precedent with mid-decade redistricting designed to rig elections.
Newsom's redistricting scheme is an unconstitutional power grab that violates California's own laws requiring nonpartisan map-drawing. The Democrats are trying to circumvent the independent commission that voters specifically created to prevent partisan gerrymandering. This illegal maneuver asks voters to retroactively approve what the legislature cannot legally do on its own.
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