[NormsRevenge]

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[Amerigomag]

Absolute, liberal crap. A typical avoidance of California's key mistake. Allowing the legislature to draw the boundaries of political districts.

We are a republic. We depend on representatives to convey our individual views. The choice of these representatives has always been a balancing act between our individual self interests and the well being of the body as a whole. This concept is illustrated in the bicameral nature of the legislature. One group to represent parochial interests and the other, the well being of the whole.

This concept is born out in the recent compromise which sailed through the assembly but barely escaped the Senate.

When California finally addresses the issue of political districting with an eye for providing even a bit more representation of the whole in it's legislative districts, California will emerge from a gridlocked government without suffering the constant tyranny of the majority. Balanced compromise will return to governance and the ship of state will remain in the deeper channel nearer the center of the stream.

[liberallarry]

Our system of government has its problems but - so far - is more dynamic and representative, more capable of generating wealth and adjusting to changes, than any other on earth.

[AmericanVictory]

Let's see if we can follow this reasoning: A) The rest of the world follows a model that is less successful than ours, but "everybody does it." B) Therefore we should abandon our model, which has been for over 200 years, more successful, but requires politicians to show more decisivensss and courage if they actully want to solve problems, more than most of them are presently showing, in favor of what the rest of the world does. C) Euro-parliamentary socialism good, American-style constitutional republicanism containing democracy and making it sustainable bad.

We hate to spoil this grand Eurosocialist vision, but maybe the answer is for politicians to move away from focus groups and polling and indecisiveness a la Gray Davis and actually acknowledge problems and seek out solutions to them, listening to actual citizens rather than lobbyists and consultants. Isn't that what the recall was about?