Redistricting and The Lines of Fools
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is failing so badly that it makes one long for the good ol’ days when politicians made a decent spectacle of the job. After months of soliciting public input, the Commission threw its sticks up in the air, and drew lines around where they fell. It then published the so-called “1st draft maps” online for all to choke on.
Those who are concerned about breaking up the Santa Monica Mountains area, have no fear. The Redistricting Commission is here! Not only did they ignore your input, they divided the Santa Monica Mountain region into three Senate districts. But the coup d’état was the gerrymandered combination of Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Bell Canyon with Santa Clarita and the Frasier Park area. Even Sarah Palin on steroids would be challenged to piss off as many people at one shot.
If this is democracy at work, it’s not going to woo the leaders in China into open elections. Help the Redistricting Commission redeem themselves. Visit the California Redistricting Committee for Saving the Santa Monica Mountains where you can conveniently give them advice well worth remembering. In fact, this is the gift that one should continue to give over and again. Invite your neighbors. Tell your friends. What have you got to lose? Remember to get on this right away, as the Commission closes its doors on public input next Tuesday, June 26.
