Lots to dislike about Newsom, including his horrid stance on trans athletes, but at least he’s one Democrat who understands we need to forget about polite norms and fight back with everything we’ve got.
From https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/gov-gavin-newsom-calls-special-election-allow-new-congressional-map-ca-rcna224981 re: proposal for new congressional maps in California:
"It's not complicated. We're doing this in reaction to a president of the United States that called a sitting governor of the state of Texas and said, 'Find me five seats,'" Newsom said. "We're doing it in reaction to that act. We're doing it mindful of our higher angels and better angels. We're doing it mindful that we want to model better behavior, as we've been doing for 15 years in the state of California with our independent redistricting commission. But we cannot unilaterally disarm."
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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in CaliforniaGov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called on California lawmakers to approve a November ballot measure that would allow them to redraw the state's congressional map to fight back against Republicans' mid-decade redistricting plans in Texas and elsewhere.
