Republicans and Democrats speak on redistricting congressional state maps

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The conflict for seats could soon beryllium a conflict connected the ballot arsenic Assembly democrats successful California proceed to propulsion redistricting efforts successful the state.

"We disagreement little cities, little communities, are much compact, but we besides place 5 seats held by republicans that apt could beryllium electing a politician if these maps were adopted," explains Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who represents the 18th District.

New maps were released connected Friday and changes to vale districts see seats occupied by republicans.

Mostly impacting the territory presently represented by David Valadao.

Democrats are aiming to antagonistic actions successful Texas to reshape their voting maps successful favour of republicans.

"We took a look astatine whether we should respond and we decided arsenic a delegation that we could not conscionable basal determination and let Trump to distort the adjacent predetermination and proceed to harm, radical who we represent. We person looked and identified a representation that is accordant with what we judge in," mentions Congresswoman Lofgren.

Democrats are calling President Donald Trump's efforts successful Texas illegal.

While California republicans are calling assembly democrat's actions a usurpation of the authorities constitution which calls for redistricting each 10 years by a non-partisan commission.

That enactment was completed successful 2020.

"What California is doing is playing corruption and utilizing issues successful different states to rig our election. There is nary ineligible ground and the media needs to exposure that," mentions Assemblymember David Tangipa, with District 8, which covers parts of Fresno, Madera and Mariposa.

"These politicians are putting our authorities done a governmental circus successful bid to prehend powerfulness for themselves. You person ballot trading going connected here, you person a usurpation of the authorities constitution connected aggregate fronts and determination needs to beryllium a penalty," expresses Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, with District 75, which covers parts of San Diego County.

Republican Assembly members are urging voters to work and beryllium good alert of what they are voting connected portion besides criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom's efforts successful redistricting.

"He is not addressing the outgo of surviving prices successful California, helium is not addressing the stateless situation successful California, helium is not dealing with failing schools successful California. Every contented that matters to Californians has been enactment to the broadside truthful helium and different politicians tin prehend backmost powerfulness from the citizens truthful that they ascent the bureau ladder," Assemblymember DeMaio continues, "Make nary mistake astir it, the crushed wherefore we are present contiguous is Governor Gavin Newsom's failing statesmanlike run needs a small boost and escaped earned media. This feline has failed his authorities and helium wants to make a broadside amusement truthful that helium tin tally for president and respective of our colleagues privation to tally for legislature truthful they privation caller districts to beryllium drawn truthful they locomotion close into a legislature seat."

The Assembly could ballot connected pushing guardant the redistricting maps this week.

If passed, a peculiar predetermination could hap connected November 4.

It would necessitate a two-thirds ballot to pass.

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