California Democratic Gov. Gavin C. Newsom, who is term-limited, spoke this week in California. (Reuters)
"There is no public input," lamented state Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, R-Tulare, as the state hosts nine Republican federal House lawmakers of the 52 total. The state’s last Republican senator was Sen. John Seymour in 1991 – who had been appointed for a brief stint after Sen. Pete Wilson resigned to take the governor’s office.
Macedo suggested Newsom would go to great lengths just to grab national headlines, no matter what the "will of the voters" is in reality.
"Governor Newsom is on a mission to take power away from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission," Macedo said of the panel that typically would help decide decennial mapping.
"Governor Newsom’s power-grab erodes public trust in our government. Undermining the commission’s hard work … is shortsighted and insulting to voters," said Macedo, whose caucus holds 19 of the 60 assembly seats.
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State Assemblywoman Alex Macedo, R-Tulare. (IMAGN)
"Californians didn’t elect Newsom to play gerrymandering games to boost his presidential campaign, they elected him to solve problems here at home," said Jones, who leads 10 senators compared to the Democrats’ 30.
"What he’s doing now undermines the independent redistricting commission that voters created to stop exactly this kind of political manipulation."
He also ripped Democrats after hearing that California Secretary of State Shirley Weber told reporters the legislature would have only a short window to schedule a special election for redistricting to coincide with the November elections.
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California lawmakers are on summer recess until Monday. The process would have to finish by next Friday; five days.
"Once again, Newsom convinced Senate and Assembly Democrats to roll over, ignore voters, rush sham hearings, and violate the California Constitution," Jones said.
"Democracy is dead in California, killed by Newsom’s corrupt pursuit of the presidency."
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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