Prop. 77, Redistricting

[madbaker]

If the polls are accurate (hah!), Proposition 77 will be defeated tomorrow.

I've supported the concept long before the proposition was put on the ballot – I said something of the sort a year or two ago on this journal, but I can't be bothered to go search it out.

My undergrad college had an institute that studied political boundaries, and has done consulting work on the issue. I've seen the seamy underbelly of the current process, whereby politicians of both parties cynically gerrymander boundaries to divide up the electorate. To my mind, it perpetuates extremists who can fire up the frothing base. Again, of both parties.

Now, I actually agree that the proposition should not have made it on the ballot, because the submitted wording differed (albeit slightly) from what was ultimately proposed. (The CA Supreme Court put it on anyway.)

For those of you who plan to vote no (or have already done so), if you're willing, please comment why. I'm not looking to pick a fight and I doubt I can change your mind. I'm just curious as to the reasons and/or motivations.

Comments

Let me try to be briefer...

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

I mostly said my say (http://www.livejournal.com/users/patsmor/231362.html?thread=701378#t701378) I think that gerrymandering/redistricting is one of the biggest flaws we have in the run-ups to elections (right there with candidate funding and corporate lobbying), but I oppose this proposition.

Briefly, I oppose any change to our constitution, especially with anything as convoluted and undiscussed as this proposal (sound bites do not an educated populace make). And, I think this proposition has too many flaws, and we need to come up with a different plan.