lOk lMMul41 kL45 lOk luk1nk lNlOkM41lON

NOvM8k 10 2011 l45ON klNNY

S1A1LMLN1 kLGAkDING ANNCUNCLMLN1 8 CALIICkNIA kLU8LICANS 1nA1
1nL AkL SU8MI11ING SIGNA1UkLS 1C ICkCL A S1A1LWIDL kLILkLNDUM 1C
UNDC 1nL WCkk CI 1nL 8IAk1ISAN CI1I2LNS kLDIS1kIC1ING CCMMISSICN

l8CM !ASCn klnnL? SCkLSL8SCn lC8 SLnA1L uLMCC8A1S
1oday by movlng forward wlLh an expenslve llladvlsed referendum of a process
passed by a voLe of Lhe people [usL Lwo years ago SLaLe SenaLe 8epubllcans and
Lhe Callfornla 8epubllcan arLy are demonsLraLlng beyond any doubL LhaL Lhey
care far more abouL proLecLlng Lhelr own [obs Lhan Lhey do abouL llsLenlng Lo
Lhelr consLlLuenLs or servlng Lhe people of Callfornla
1he new SenaLe dlsLrlcLs Lhese 8epubllcan 'lnslders' seek Lo overLurn are Lhe hard
work of a blparLlsan ClLlzens 8edlsLrlcLlng Commlsslon creaLed by Lwo sLaLewlde
voLes of Lhe people and supporLed by a 8epubllcan Covernor and some of Lhe
same 8epubllcan lawmakers now opposlng lL
1he dlsLrlcLs were drawn scruLlnlzed and overwhelmlngly approved by Lhe
ClLlzens Commlsslon lLself lncludlng four of lLs flve 8epubllcan members A
challenge Lo Lhese dlsLrlcLs has already been re[ecLed by Lhe Callfornla Supreme
CourL
1

lor Lhe Callfornla CC machlne Lo now brazenly consplre Lo subverL Lhe wlll of
Lhe people and demand a 'doover' because Lhey dldn'L llke Lhe ouLcome ls noL
[usL a desperaLe parLlsan power grab lL's also a hlgh acL of hypocrlsy AfLer all
many of Lhe same 8epubllcan leglslaLors who are pushlng Lhls elevenLhhour Pall
Mary referendum acLually supporLed roposlLlon 11 and 20
2


1
Callfornla Plgh CourL 8e[ecLs Challenges Lo 8edlsLrlcLlng" los Aoqeles 1lmes CcLober 27 2011
2
Among CC elecLed offlclals who publlcly supporLed 11 20 or boLh buL are now fundlng Lhe referendum SenaLe
8epubllcan Leader 8oberL uuLLon SenaLor 1ony SLrlcklandSenaLor Mark Wyland and uS 8ep !eff uenham
Lven worse Lhelr efforL ls belng prlmarlly bankrolled by a slngle mllllondollar
conLrlbuLlon from a bllllonalre lnsurance execuLlve
3

ln Lhe end no raLlonal pollLlcal observer Lhlnks Lhls referendum has a snowball's
chance Lo pass 8uL LhaL's beslde Lhe polnL because Lhe real cynlcal moLlve of
Lhe 8epubllcan machlne ls Lo aLLempL Lo lure Lhe courLs lnLo lnLervenlng and
redrawlng lLs own dlsLrlcLs for Lhe 2012 elecLlon
Clven LhaL Lhe dlsLrlcLs were falrly carefully and legally drawn accordlng Lo an
lndependenL process approved by Callfornla voLers we have every hope and
expecLaLlon LhaL Lhe courLs wlll re[ecL Lhls cynlcal ploy and decllne Lo subsLlLuLe
Lhelr [udgmenL for Lhe people's wlll"



3
SenaLe Map llghL 8oosLed by $1 Mllllon uonaLlon Lo SLaLe CC" SacramenLo 8ee CcLober 26 2011