Prop. 11 Redistricting

Officially asks for:
-Changes authority for establishing Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to 14 member commission.
-Requires government auditors to select 60 registered voters from applicant pool. Permits legislative leaders to reduce pool, then the auditors pick eight commission members by lottery, and those commissioners pick six additional members for 14 total.
-Requires commission of five Democrats, five Republicans and four of neither party. Commission shall hire lawyers and consultants as needed.
-For approval, district boundaries need votes from three Democratic commissioners, three Republican commissioners and three commissioners from neither party.

argument for:
A “no” vote means politicians continue drawing their own districts and more gridlock in Sacramento.

POLITICIANS ARE BEHIND THE MISLEADING “NO” CAMPAIGN.

11 creates a diverse, qualified, independent commission that will draw fair districts that truly respect California’s communities.

Proposition 11 will force politicians to work together to solve real problems like health care, education, water, the budget, and the high cost of food and gas.


against:
They’re selling Prop. 11 as a cure-all—and hoping you won’t check the label.

Prop. 11 creates a new bureaucracy to draw districts—on top of the people we already pay for the job. They will spend millions of dollars—and no audits to account for their money.

The politicians backing Prop. 11 have taken more contributions from special interests than any politicians in California history. But they don’t trust voters to elect the right people—so they’re trying to change the rules to help themselves.

my take:
both sides say the "politicians are trying to fuck you over" As far as I can see a yes vote hurts the politicians so I'm guessing the bullshit side is no on this issue. I love to fuck over a politician as much as the next guy, I'm the first in line smiling. This will cost money though, so is fucking over some random people worth it? How badly does it even hurt them? It stops government from defining their own districts which means they divide up neighborhoods to create districts where they are virtually guaranteed reelection.
Once elected, these politicians aren’t accountable to voters because they don’t have to earn our votes. Instead, they pay more attention to the special interests.

final word:
This is by and far the BIGGEST MINDFUCK ON THE BALLOT. It infuriates me, the best I can make of it we will do a good thing passing it though. Here it is... the rare YES vote. YES on 11