"It is very unfortunate that we must temporarily change our fair districting system to get fair representation in our nation's Capitol. The best analogy for why this is necessary is something we could tell our children: If you were playing on a soccer team with 11 players, and the opposing team suddenly told you that they were adding five more players, but your team had to stay at 11, that wouldn't be fair."
"The vote on Proposition 50, which calls for temporary redistricting of congressional districts in California in response to Texas's redistricting, may be one of the most important votes we have ever had in California. We nine mayors all support Proposition 50. Texas' plan to add five more seats in the middle of a census cycle is doing exactly that. California's response is simple - we are redistricting to balance the five new seats in Texas."
Proposition 50 calls for temporary redistricting of California congressional districts to offset Texas's mid-census addition of five seats and secure fair representation in Congress. Nine mayors support the measure. The redistricting is presented as necessary because Texas changed the rules by gerrymandering and adding seats during the census cycle, creating an unfair advantage. The proposition aims to keep the rules even so all parties play by the same standards. Separately, HR 1135 would require fossil fuel companies to establish a climate fund from a fraction of profits to help cover wildfire and storm surge damages. Colleges must increase support for less-prominent majors that receive less attention.
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