(California Only) Can somebody explain Prop.11 for me?

Proposition 11 - changes authority for establishing Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to a 14 member commission

TRANSLATION: Yet another redrawing of the state of California but this time with a twist; this would amend the state constitution to create a bi-partisan commission that would oversee all congressional boundaries moving forward.

WHY YOU WOULD VOTE FOR IT: You believe that a committee is better qualified to decide how voting districts are drawn than the actual elected officials who would benefit from such, but also have been elected to represent your interests.

WHY YOU WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT: You believe that California has bigger problems and that this is nothing more than attempt to place power into the hands of a few (the committee) rather than the “people,” as represented by their elected officials.

HOW AND WHY I AM VOTING: YES. I really think this is the lamest Prop on the entire ballot, but here’s my rationale; The entire state political system is completely corrupt and there’s little doubt that this Prop will do anything to change that, but since we’ve been trying it the old way for so long, let’s give a new system a try. In the end, I honestly couldn’t care less.

Currently, the representative politicians that are elected to the State Senate and Assembly are responsible for drawing and redrawing the state office boundary lines.

A "Yes" vote would instead establish a 14-member citizen board to do this, and remove the power from the politicians.

Most people view this as a Republican power grab, hoping to add more Republicans to the Legislature, since Democrats would control the next redistricting after the 2010 census.

It's interesting to note that Prop 11 is funded largely by Republican oilman T. Boone Pickens and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

If you are swayed by endorsements, the "No" supporters include the Democratic Party, unions and teachers groups. "Yes" supporters include AARP, Chamber of Commerce and various business associations.

More info:

http://www.caivp.org/extlink_frame&src=links/propo...