Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show
As California Democrats appear poised to put Gov Gavin Newsom s mid-census redistricting efforts on the ballot in November chosen of their current statements appeared to belie sponsorship for such a scheme Golden State Republicans outnumbered - overall in Sacramento hit back Tuesday with a list of latest statements Democrats made suggesting they could not see supporting any such plans with specific commenting as in the past few days as July Democratic legislators have also been crystal clear about their advocacy for independent redistricting as just now as July Senate GOP lawmakers disclosed in a report obtained by Fox News Digital But in just a meager weeks a mysterious episode of collective and selective amnesia seems to have set in Let s rewind the tape and hear them in their own words PROSPECTIVE PELOSI SUCCESSOR RE-UPS BILL TO BAN ICE FROM OBSCURING IDENTITIES SHUT THIS MASK S T DOWN During a state Senate Elections Committee hearing Sen Benjamin Allen D-Santa Monica spoke about the importance of redistricting commissions versus incumbents draw ing their own lines I know there are a few downsides Of module the devil's in the details as to how these are established I'm sensitive to the legislature just coming in big footing and trying to impose a particular model on a region Allen explained in July Politicians shouldn t be drawing their own lines he also declared in Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria of Merced who also spoke at the meeting on a county redistricting commission proposal in her district mentioned voters longed a more transparent process that gives them a seat at the table I think that the State Redistricting Commission has been a good model in demonstrating that a process can work Since the establishment of California Statewide Citizens Redistricting Commission in by Proposition California has taken numerous attempts to put the responsibility for drawing California's electoral districts in the hands of its citizens at every level of governing body What has previously been a closed-door process in multiple parts of the state has been opened up to interested citizens Soria also announced in her July remarks CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS ACCUSE NEWSOM OF 'SINISTER REDISTRICTING SCHEME' AFTER TRUMP MOCKERYSpeaking in during committee consideration of an ultimately-vetoed bill to create a format for county redistricting commissions state Sen Scott Wiener stated everyone should have to have an independent redistricting commission I agree that the commissioners should not be appointed by elected officers which affects my city explained the San Francisco lawmaker who in recent weeks filed to run for Rep Nancy Pelosi s seat when she vacates it Across the Bay state Sen Jesse Arreguin of Berkeley commented in July that taking redistricting out of the hands of an elected body empowers residents to help draw lines and make the process more impartial Elected administrators inherently have an interest in drawing boundaries to effectuate their interests whether intentional or not Arreguin revealed during a July hearing regarding the aforementioned statute to create a redistricting commission for Merced County Assemb Avelino Valencia D-Culver City added in that independent citizen redistricting commissions help with fairness in the redistricting process and prevent the manipulation of district boundaries for political gain by elected representatives Valencia stated the commission increases transparency and prioritizes local input CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCalifornia Republicans cited at least six other Democrats who previously sung the praises of independent commissions Newsom s effort which he reported at a press conference following an all-caps social media dig at President Donald Trump would redistrict new maps based without the Citizens Redistricting Commission s input for every ballot through the census if voters so approve in November State Sen Roger Niello R-Rancho Contreras revealed he at least stalled the process somewhat on Monday by indicating in a letter to the Senate s secretary that he would withhold approval of unanimous consent requests for Tuesday s legislative session The majority party drafted new congressional districts behind closed doors with D C -based political operatives to undermine the work of California s citizen-led commission in charge of redistricting Niello explained in a message Politicians shouldn t choose their voters Additionally Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton a former Fox News host is launching legal war against the redistricting plan
