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