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Prop 8 supporters sue to destroy campaign finance laws
Posted Jan 08, 2009 8:17pm
by Robert Cruickshank, Courage Campaign
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Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from San Jose and a truly grassroots progressive, wrote to Courage Campaign members today endorsing our Progressive Voter Guide.
Lofgren also explained her reasons for opposing Proposition 11, a flawed attempt at providing redistricting reform. The Courage Campaign has also endorsed a No vote on Prop 11, along with most other progressive groups in the state. Lofgren wrote:
Further confirmation of the right-wing nature of Prop 11 came today at Calitics, where it was reported that developers, oil companies, and the Chamber of Commerce have donated the bulk of the Yes on 11 campaign's money. These groups are closely allied to Arnold Schwarzenegger and informally known as his "Dream Team."
All 12 propositions on Tuesday's ballot will help shape California's future -- especially Prop 11. To help you make your choices in this momentous election, the Courage Campaign has created a printable voter guide that you can share with your friends today.
The "2008 Progressive Voter Guide" includes:
(1) Short, easy-to-read recommendations from the Courage Campaign Issues Committee.
(2) A handy chart of recommendations from nine other leading progressive organizations across California.
(3) A mobile phone guide that you can easily take into your polling place and send to your friends.
Make sure that your friends and family have a copy of this guide - let's make sure that the progressive wave about to sweep over America sweeps over California as well!
Lofgren also explained her reasons for opposing Proposition 11, a flawed attempt at providing redistricting reform. The Courage Campaign has also endorsed a No vote on Prop 11, along with most other progressive groups in the state. Lofgren wrote:
Proposition 11 is billed as a redistricting reform measure, but this "cure" is worse than the disease.
Proposition 11 is bad policy and would be harmful to California. Because Republicans are facing a historic defeat this year, they've initiated, promoted, and funded Prop 11 to take control of a legislature they cannot otherwise win.
Prop 11 supporters claim that their only opposition comes from Sacramento legislators trying to protect their districts. That's not true. Prop 11 doesn't affect Congressional districts, yet Speaker Nancy Pelosi and many other California members of Congress agree with me that Prop 11 would turn back the progressive gains we've made in California and undermine what we're fighting to achieve.
I've lived in California my whole life. I've seen California communities fight Republican redistricting schemes for years -- because they disenfranchise voters and stifle minority voting rights. That's why the chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, along with the California Democratic Party, oppose Prop 11.
We can have truly nonpartisan redistricting reform that will protect the rights of ALL Americans. We need a uniform solution that comes at the federal level, one that applies to all 50 states. Unfortunately Prop 11 is not that reform.
Further confirmation of the right-wing nature of Prop 11 came today at Calitics, where it was reported that developers, oil companies, and the Chamber of Commerce have donated the bulk of the Yes on 11 campaign's money. These groups are closely allied to Arnold Schwarzenegger and informally known as his "Dream Team."
All 12 propositions on Tuesday's ballot will help shape California's future -- especially Prop 11. To help you make your choices in this momentous election, the Courage Campaign has created a printable voter guide that you can share with your friends today.
The "2008 Progressive Voter Guide" includes:
(1) Short, easy-to-read recommendations from the Courage Campaign Issues Committee.
(2) A handy chart of recommendations from nine other leading progressive organizations across California.
(3) A mobile phone guide that you can easily take into your polling place and send to your friends.
Make sure that your friends and family have a copy of this guide - let's make sure that the progressive wave about to sweep over America sweeps over California as well!
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