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Vote 'yes' on Prop. 11

ONE of the things underscored by both the state budget debacle last month and the current economic woes that were foreseen by many but ignored by Congress is that elected officials aren't working for the voters' best interests.

That's because they don't have to, thanks to gerrymandered political districts that ensure whatever party-anointed candidate put before voters in certain districts will win.

The result has been years of noncompetitive races in California's Assembly and Senate districts that drive out moderate candidates of both parties and leave far-right and far-left candidates who will put the priority of their party - and its various special interests - ahead of the people they represent.

Well, Californians don't have to take it anymore. Vote "yes" on Proposition 11, the fair and open redistricting plan laid out on the Nov. 4 ballot, to start the process of making politicians accountable   Read Full Article...