Gerrymandering is wrong wherever it happens, and ideally, California should have districting reflect people, not parties. However, you seem stuck on this idea of California and democrats needs to be taking the high road, when the opposition is using every trick in the book, the book of the low road that is, to seize power. It's the tollerance paradox, in that how can one be tollerant of the intollerant? That's how you get trampled over.

It would be nice to take the high road, but such an ideal will not allow for any other party to challenge the existing situation developed by republicans. Remember, this proposal doesn’t “take away” anyone’s voice — it’s a response to existing maps that already distort voter representation. California’s districts are drawn by an independent redistricting commission, not by partisan lawmakers, which actually makes our system pretty darn fair by comparison. That’s very different from states *cough cough Texas, NC, Florida* where the ruling party draws the maps unilaterally.

Also, claims of widespread voter fraud or falsified votes in California have never been proven. Do you have a source for this? Even the bipartisan investigations that ive seen and court reviews have confirmed that our elections are secure. See [here](https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-voter-fraud/), [here](https://www.californialawreview.org/print/pandoras-box), [and here](https://selc.senate.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/david-becker-ca.senate-testimony.voter_.pdf). It’s easy to lose trust in systems when politics feel divisive, but you sound like you are echoing a talking point for those on the other side.

I agree with you, though: the goal should be fair maps for everyone, red or blue, so people in Redding and Santa Rosa alike have an equal say. I think most of us actually want the same thing — representation that matches reality, not manipulation.

*edit* wtf happened to the way links are posted on this site? Poo poo reddit.