Don’t believe the GOP’s ‘principled’ opposition to Prop. 50

SACRAMENTO – One of the funniest types of people I meet in political circles is the person who takes all sorts of cheap partisan positions, then suddenly invokes some Deep Principle on a matter – as if any of us believe that person to be motivated by a consistent political philosophy. As confirmation of their cynicism, you’ll find the “principle” always aligns with their partisan interest.

You’ll see many office-holding Republicans take that transparent tack these days, as they declare the evils of Proposition 50, the temporary mid-decade redistricting proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot . Pick almost any state GOP official and you’ll find some overheated statement about why the Democrats’ hastily drawn proposed new maps rig congressional races and undermine the initiative that created an ind