The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the national debate over U.S. House control by speaking out against California's Proposition 50.

The initiative, backed by Democrats, aims to temporarily override the state's independent redistricting commission and redraw political maps to favor the Democratic Party.

Schwarzenegger argues this move would "take the power away from the people" and erode democratic principles.

The backstory:

California and Texas, the nation’s two most populous states, have become the focus of a partisan struggle for control of the U.S. House.

California's Democratic-backed Proposition 50 is seen as a direct response to a previous effort by Republicans in Texas.

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