Letter To The Editor

I am one of the co-chairs of Indivisible El Dorado, a grassroots all-volunteer citizen organization on the west slope of El Dorado County focused on holding elected officials of all political parties accountable to their constituents. Our credo is found within the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. We are "One Nation, Under God, Indivisible With Liberty and Justice for All".

Recently, the 11 members of the leadership team of Indivisible El Dorado unanimously voted to support the California Election Rigging Response Act, along with 19 other local Indivisible groups from throughout California.

On Saturday, August 16, over 140 citizens showed up in Placerville to demonstrate in support of Texas Democrats' efforts to stop the Trump takeover and the illegal, racially-biased GOP Texas gerrymander of congressional districts.

We agree that California must fight fire with fire to counter the Texas GOP's following Trump's order. In stark contrast to Texas, California congressional mid-decade redistricting plan to gain five seats for Democrats and offset Texas:

• is temporary
• complies with the Voting Rights Act
• will have to be voter approved

Independent redistricting commissions like California's should be the law of the land nationwide. However, until that becomes the case we cannot surrender control of Congress to states that ignore Voting Rights Act protections for equal representation by all ethnic communities that makes our democratic republic stronger and more inclusive.

Indivisible El Dorado's over 2,000 members strongly support the Election Rigging Response Act. We will be joining in the organizing to assure its passage.