October 13, 2003
I'm ready to sign the petition...
Ted Costa, who started the California Recall, is cooking up a new reform, a real hum-dinger. He's trying to get an initiative on the ballot next year to fix the redistricting process in California. The present system is doubly loathsome, because it protects incumbents of both parties!
...."People are hurting in California, not just because of Gray Davis, but because of the partisan gerrymandering and lack of leadership at the top," said Rep. Devin Nunes, the California Republican who's heading up the effort with Mr. Costa.Oooh. Ooooh. It's that icky "direct democracy" again. It will be interesting to see who the prunefaces are this time around... Posted by John Weidner at October 13, 2003 8:58 PM����The proposal would allow state legislators to submit redistricting maps for review by a court or nonpartisan panel. The panel would be required to choose the plan that keeps cities, counties and communities together with the fewest fragments....
