Democrats Fight to Maintain Control

Governor Schwarzenegger of California has managed to get on the November
ballot a proposal which would take away redistricting power from the
legislature and place it in the hands of a panel of retired judges. The
reason for this is that legislatures, as much as they possibly can, draw
districts in a manner designed to protect current officeholders from the
wrath of the voters. Democrats and Republicans are both guilty of this,
though with the Democrats having been in power for most of the past 60
years, they are by far the greater offenders.

Because the Democrats won so big in the 2000 elections in California, they
were able to draw the districts to their heart's content...and this has
led to an immovable Democratic majority in both the California legislature
and in the California Congressional delegation. And our Democrats are not
going to give up this power without a fight:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Three civil rights groups and two legislative
committees have jumped into a fight over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
attempt to change the way legislative and congressional districts are
drawn in California.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the William C.
Velasquez Institute and the Congress on Racial Equality Legal Defense Fund
filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging the placement of Schwarzenegger's
proposal on the Nov. 8 special election ballot.


It is all too typical of the Democrats that they are greatly afraid of
democracy - what we have here is the spectacle of the Democratic Party not
trying to win at the ballot box but of trying to prevent any ballots from
even being cast. You'd think that if they had a real case against the
Governor's plan, they'd fight it out in November and let the people
decide...but they know they don't have a case, and thus are trying to
pre-emptively strike against the will of the people.

I'd like to have a Democrat - seriously - come on here and tell me why
they feel that a lawsuit is superior to an election.

Democrats and Republicans are both guilty of this,
though with the Democrats having been in power for most of the past 60
years, they are by far the greater offenders.

Because the Democrats won so big in the 2000 elections in California, they
were able to draw the districts to their heart's content...and this has led
to an immovable Democratic majority in both the California legislature and
in the California Congressional delegation.