California November 2025 - Proposition 50
Public approval of Congress hovers in the teens, but instead of kicking them out, we reelected incumbents 97 percent of the time in 2024. Representatives fear primary challenges more than voters, and they spend much of their time fundraising for the next election.
We could get rid of gerrymandering, impose term limits, extend House terms, and introduce federal funding for elections.
Instead, we have Proposition 50. This introduces a completely partisan redistricting of California with the intent of counteracting a similar effort in Texas. It expires with the normal redistricting that will follow the 2030 census, although who knows if that will actually happen. It will likely spark repetition in more states.
With much regret, I'm a yes on 50.
It will be impossible to fix America's creaky democracy once it no longer exists.
I'm not in favor of quietly returning to the status quo in 2030. We have learned how much of our system depends on good intent, and this must change. Demand a citizen-driven constitutional convention. Resist the failed state that we seem intent on becoming.
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