California Props 20, 27, and 19

[letterwriter]

The Democratic Party is urging no on 20 and yest on 27. I don't agree.

Prop 20 expands a non-partisan panel to draw districts for congress like it does for state boundaries. 27 repeals having the non-partisan panel do state boundaries.

The issue for me is - the voters should choose the elected officials - not the elected officials choosing the voters.

The Democrats support it because they have a majority and can manipulate the districts to protect themselves. Much the way the Republicans did in Texas that we so much didn't like. the Democrat position is short sighted because if the Republicans ever got a majority they would have the advantage.

So - it is tempting to vote the wrong way to give the Dems an advantage. But it's still wrong. And I really don't think the Democrats would be hurt that much from fair redistricting.

Having said that - if you support prop 19 to legalize pot then the Democrats would get back any advantage they lost in voting for non-partisan redistricting. Once you've smoked pot you are NOT going to vote for Republicans. My point is that a Yes vote on 19 would more than make up for Yes on 20 and No on 27.

In summary,

19 YES
20 Yes
27 No