Suzette Valladares: Don’t let politicians rig California’s congressional maps

Sacramento’s political insiders want you to believe that California’s proposed redistricting overhaul is a bold stand against Texas’s recent redistricting efforts or Trump’s politics. The fact is, this has never been about Texas or the President. This is about Sacramento Democrats and political insiders grabbing power, plain and simple. Political elites have been waiting for an opportunity to redraw California’s Congressional Districts to increase power for years.

Over a decade ago, California voters sent a clear message: they didn’t want politicians drawing their own district lines. That’s why they passed Prop 11 and Prop 20, creating the Citizens Redistricting Commission. The goal was to take self-interest out of the redistricting process and return it to the people. While it’s not a pe