Get ready for the most stunning and pathetic display of political hypocrisy you will ever see.
For years, California Democrats have lectured the rest of the country from their moral high horse about the evils of “gerrymandering.” They praised their state’s “independent” redistricting commission as a “good model” for the nation.
But the second President Trump and the Texas GOP decided to fight for a fair map in their state, California Governor Gavin Newsom decided to “fight fire with fire” by ramming through his own corrupt, hyper-partisan gerrymander.
And the best part? The California GOP has the receipts. They’ve just released a list of all the times these same virtue-signaling Democrats have praised the very system they are now trying to burn to the ground. Their masks have slipped, and their shameless hypocrisy is on full display.
‘Politicians Shouldn’t Be Drawing Their Own Lines’ – Unless They’re Democrats
This entire corrupt scheme is a response to Republicans in Texas fighting back. So what did the Democrats do? They immediately abandoned every so-called “principle” they ever claimed to have.
As the California Senate GOP pointed out, these Democrats have a mysterious case of “selective amnesia.” Let’s look at what they said in their own words, just weeks or months ago:
- State Sen. Benjamin Allen: “Politicians shouldn’t be drawing their own lines.”
- Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria: Called the independent commission a “good model” that gives voters a “seat at the table.”
- State Sen. Scott Wiener: Said “everyone should have to have an independent redistricting commission.”
- State Sen. Jesse Arreguin: Praised taking redistricting “out of the hands of an elected body” to make the process “more impartial.”
It is a stunning and damning list of their own hypocrisy.
The Swamp Fights Back
Thankfully, patriots in California are not taking this lying down.
State Senator Roger Niello is already throwing procedural hurdles at this corrupt plan, accusing the Democrats of drafting maps “behind closed doors with D.C.-based political operatives.”
And Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is launching a “legal war” to stop this unconstitutional power grab. They are fighting back against the Sacramento swamp.
Their Principles are a Sham
This entire episode reveals the rotten core of the modern Democratic party. Their supposed principles are a complete and total sham.
They love “independent commissions” when they produce maps that help them win. But the second those principles become inconvenient, they will toss them in the trash without a moment’s hesitation to consolidate their own power.
They don’t believe in fairness. They don’t believe in empowering citizens. They only believe in winning, by any means necessary. Their hypocrisy is boundless, and thanks to the California GOP, the whole country can now see it.