Mr. Gibson:
Virginia might benefit from two key reforms which California
voters had implemented in:
voters had implemented in:
1. Enact an Open Primary System, in which only the top two
vote getters move on from the primary to the general election, regardless of
party affiliation.
vote getters move on from the primary to the general election, regardless of
party affiliation.
2. Establish a Citizens' Redistricting Commission. By taking
away state and congressional redistricting from the legislature and the
politicians and giving the power to a balanced team of Republican, Democrat,
and Independent citizens, the districts will respect geographical, cultural,
and economic contiguities instead of political interests, thus creating more
districts in which incumbents will have to compete for their seats.
away state and congressional redistricting from the legislature and the
politicians and giving the power to a balanced team of Republican, Democrat,
and Independent citizens, the districts will respect geographical, cultural,
and economic contiguities instead of political interests, thus creating more
districts in which incumbents will have to compete for their seats.
competitive races in California, while allowing Independent candidates such as
yourself to compete and have a chance to win.
waxmanwatch.blogspot.com — for more information about the CA-33rd
Congressional race pitting Independent and "No Labels" co-founder Bill
Bloomfield against founded and foundering incumbent Henry Waxman.