Gallagher to Democrats: ‘Don’t P–s on My Boots and Tell Me It’s Raining’

SACRAMENTO — “Don’t p–s on my boots and tell me it’s raining. These are rigged maps drawn in secret to give Democrat politicians more power by dismantling the independent commission Californians created to keep them out of map-drawing,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-East Nicolaus) after legislative Democrats via DCCC leaked their rigged maps.

”These maps shred the fair, transparent process voters demanded. The independent commission spent months gathering public input, holding 196 public meetings, hearing 3,870 verbal comments and collecting 32,410 written submissions before finalizing the current maps. Democrat politicians are throwing that work in the trash for a rigged scheme cooked up behind closed doors.”

Gallagher said Democrats are barreling the maps through the Legislature to meet an arbitrary deadline, forcing them onto the November special election ballot at taxpayer expense and with no real opportunity for public input.

“This is a mockery of democracy,” Gallagher said. “If they can neuter the commission here, they can neuter it anywhere. Californians should choose their representatives, not the other way around.”

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