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Constitutional Law

Oct. 23, 2025

Voting on Prop 50 means picking your poison, not your party

On Nov. 4, California voters must choose between approving gerrymandered maps drawn by the Legislature or rejecting them and risking control of Congress -- either way, the game is rigged.

James J. Brosnahan

Senior Counsel
Morrison & Foerster LLP

425 Market St.
San Francisco , CA 94105

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Voting on Prop 50 means picking your poison, not your party
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You, the California voter, must choose between a rigged set of Congressional district maps prepared by our legislature: vote yes; or leave the Redistricting Commission districts in place and risk losing control of the Congress; vote no. For those of us struggling to hold on to some political idealism and some hope for the future, it is a bitter pill that we will swallow on Nov. 4. If we vote yes on Proposition 50, we will be supporting a legislative takeover of congressional ...

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