To the editor: Engaged California seems like a good way to foster civic engagement and enhance public belief in our polarized age (“Can California’s new on-line platform assist rebuild democracy?,” Could 14). However after Californians voted by greater than 60% to finish briefly impartial redistricting, this system’s guarantees really feel extremely hole. You possibly can shake my hand and debate coverage with me all you need, however you probably have already destroyed my political illustration for partisan achieve, why ought to I belief the method in any respect? Growing public involvement is objectively a superb factor, nevertheless it can not compensate for the crime of vote rigging.
If Californians need to put their cash the place their mouth is on “democracy,” they need to repeal Proposition 50. I gained’t maintain my breath.
Charlie Henry, Palm Desert
