Editor:
We are in serious trouble! We have a special election this Nov. 4th in California to vote on Proposition 50: The Election Rigging Response Act, and I implore everyone to vote Yes on Prop. 50. The GOP senators in Texas and Missouri have gerrymandered their voting districts against Democrats. This is a countermeasure and it is temporary. There’s lots of money and slick brochures “flooding the zone” against this measure; please don’t fall for a billionaire’s (Charles T. Munger, Jr.) lies.
Also, there is a peaceful protest rally this Saturday, the 20th at the courthouse, noon-2 p.m. in solidarity with the Women’s March organization’s demonstration in N.Y. and nationwide. Please join us, we need you in this resistance.
And if you haven’t, I so recommend seeing the play, What the Constitution Means to Me … very powerful!
Kathryn Travers, Eureka
Editor:
Republicans are complaining that while 40 percent of the state vote went to Trump, they hold only about 24 percent of the state seats in the legislature. What about Texas then, is that fair? Let’s see. They have about 58 percent of the seats in the Texas Legislature. Democrats have about 46.5 percent of the total voter registration. Texas doesn’t list party affiliation, however when there is a partisan primary, that voter’s choice is recorded. In other words, Texas is heavily gerrymandered. Republicans don’t mention this when they cry about gerrymandered California, and who can blame them. I’m voting yes on redistricting.
John Dillon, Eureka
Editor:
Proposition 50 isn’t just about redistricting, it’s about President Trump’s ability to maintain his autocracy through the remainder of his term. He has this power now because the GOP controls both Congressional houses, but he could lose it if the Democrats win one chamber next year.
Trump knows his unpopularity hurts the GOP’s odds of winning, so he’s found a way to improve them; create more GOP favored districts in Congress. Under his orders, Texas did so, creating five more such districts; and now other states are following suit.
The only way to overcome this electoral handicap and rebalance the table is for the Democrats to do the same.
This is why Californians can do their part by passing Proposition 50, thus creating five equalizing Democrat districts.
Trump has two more years to serve after 2026; let’s not just let him serve as a dictator. Vote “Yes” on Proposition 50.
Sherman Schapiro, Eureka
This article appears in Burger Week 2025.
