Cheating, or leveling the playing field?

While I share his concerns, I can’t help but notice his neglecting to address Texas’ actions and potential actions of other red states that precipitated California’s response. His analogy of a playground fight resulting in a “black eye” for the people of California might be an oversimplification when that black eye could be a decapitation of America’s small “d” democracy. He is alarmed by possible partisan retribution targeting our generous “donor state,” but rather than being incensed, he seems to accept what could be considered an implied threat of extortion.

Granted, it’s distasteful that the California Constitution will be disrespected but as the U.S. Constitution has found itself the victim of Trump’s legendary “fifteen flushes,” isn’t this the new norm? To be clear, I was raised by my parents to never cheat as you only cheat yourself. Whether as a child playing board games, golf, cards or team sports in school and as an adult, I can say I have lived up to their guidance.

Still, I will support this redistricting as it is existential in nature and I will not label it cheating but leveling the playing field for fairness. We all live in a new world, and should Trump turn his valuable (in)attention and war on “woke” to Disneyland’s, already annoying, “Small World” ride, the thought of “all white” animatrons singing “It’s a MAGA world after all,” will surely be my end.

Cory David

South San Francisco