#VoteNoOn1 Why? It has fatal flaws. 1st: 4 individuals have concentrated power - the leaders from each political party in the House & Senate. This gang of 4 have their hands on every single one of the 16 commissioners - whether they’re a legislator or citizen commissioner. 1/5
The gang of 4 choose the legislators who will represent their parties on the commission, and they also choose which citizens to bring forward to the panel of judges that will select the citizen commissioners. 2/5
And 4 of the 5 judges are picked by that same gang of 4. A representative democracy shouldn’t have to depend on your access or relationship with the powerful elite. 3/5
2nd fatal flaw: Other than referencing provisions in the US Constitution and #VRA, there are no explicit protections to ensure fair representation 4 minorities. Even line that says allowing racial minorities to elect candidates of choice has a “where practicable” qualifier. 4/5
The US Constitution and #VRA were already in place when the racially (overturned) gerrymandered maps were enacted. People of color are repeatedly brushed aside, and told we’ll fix things for you later. That’s not acceptable. 5/5 #BlackLivesMatter #WeMatter #VoteNoOn1
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