Reply #46: CA: Proposition 11’s Redistricting Reform [View All]

[tbyg52]

and the Kind of Refreshing Change Obama Called on Americas to Demand

Last night, Barack Obama called on Americans to demand change based on "new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time."

There are those who hang on to the politics of the past, and cynically hope that they can confuse voters with fear and prejudice so they can hold onto power for one more election cycle. That political cynicism has come into sharp focus in the tactics of the politicians and insiders who oppose Prop. 11.

Why are they afraid? Prop. 11 would give regular voters the opportunity to go the polls and have real choices at the ballot box. Instead of hand-picked candidates, where all dissenting voices have been swept away, voters would actually have a choice of candidates. Prop. 11 would ensure the district lines would be drawn to reflect community interests, not incumbent self-interests.

Now that's a refreshing change.

More:
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/08/proposition_11s.html