California Republicans propose “two-state solution” to resist the push for redistricting | California

Republicans exist California Proposing a “two-state solution” for the Golden State is unlikely to go anywhere, but reflects partisan divisions over Congressional control nationwide.

James Gallagher, Supreme Republican California The General Assembly announced a resolution on Wednesday that proposed vertically dividing the country, splitting the dark blue slices of the coast from more rural and red inland.

Gallagher said the proposal was right Democrats“Trying to temporarily cover the state constitution and redefine the boundaries of the congressional system in order to Republican-led rezoning efforts seek Donald Trump in Texas.

The provocative proposal is a politically non-momentor, which is often used in the Israeli-Palestine conflict. But this emphasizes new messaging Republicans In the national plan, the voting initiative will be opposed in November.

Gallagher argued that in California, the push for reallocation would further “silence rural voices and place the political system on their political system.”

“I have seen that the only way we get proper attention is to pursue our own country creation. With this measure, we will start the first step in the process.”

According to Gallagher, it will create a new state with a population of more than 10 million, making it one of the 10 most populous states in the United States.

“Whether you are from North State, Central Valley or Inland Empire, life is getting harder and totally unbearable,” the Republican leader explained. “We have been overlooked for too long and now they are trying to tear up what we have left with almost no representation.”

Democrats quickly dismissed the proposal.

A spokesman for the governor of California, “People who try to split California should not serve in the Golden State.” Gavin Newsomsaid in a statement. “It’s a stunt that has nowhere to go.”

Nick Miller, spokesman for California State Councilor Robert Rivas, believes Gallagher’s proposal is his own debris.

“Parliamentary Republicans say they are against Gerrymandering, but are just laughing at the joke,” he said.

California’s democratically controlled legislature approved a comprehensive re-division proposal last week, dubbed “Gavenmander” by state Republicans, aiming to re-draw the state’s congressional boundaries to create five new Democratic American Democrats house Seats, Trump said he “right to” the exact number of other Republican seats in Texas.

The redistricted tits is an extraordinary development ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Traditionally, the state has done a decade of redrawing of Congress maps based on census data, both of which Texas The California map was originally intended to last until 2030.

California voters will have to decide in a special election in November whether they will have lawmakers repaint the map. It’s been more than two months before, and it’s unclear whether most voters will approve it.

A recent survey by Berkeley for the Los Angeles Times found that 46% of respondents agreed that re-dividing the plan was a good idea, while 36% said it was a bad idea, and 48% said they would vote for the plan if it appeared on the vote.