Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger strongly opposed on Monday Partisan efforts to remake California’s congressional district Voters will make a decision in the special election in November.
“They are trying to fight for democracy by getting rid of California’s democratic principles,” Schwarzenegger told hundreds of students at the USC celebration of democracy. “It’s crazy to make this happen.
Hollywood Action Star Turns to Republican Governor Urges Students Measures against redistricting, Proposal 50.
Special elections held in November will re-paint each region and may Increased the number of California Democratsan effort advocated by Gov. Gavin Newsom Anti-efforts in Republican-led states For example, Texas sent more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Schwarzenegger has long advocated political reform. In his final year as governor, he prioritized the voting measures that created an independent Congressional redivision. During the event, Schwarzenegger recognized four former members of the Independent Commission. After the event, he had lunch with them and the University’s student union members.
He said when he served as governor, he became increasingly interested in the esoteric process of redistricting and realized that the areas drawn by politicians protect their political interests rather than their voters.
“They want to remove this independent commission. They want to get rid of it under the auspices that we have to fight Trump,” Schwarzenegger said. “It doesn’t make any sense to me because we have to fight Trump and we become Trump.”
Since leaving the office, Schwarzenegger has prioritized good governance at his institute at the USC Institute (USC) and has campaigned for independent reallocation across the country. The Governor’s remarks were filmed by the anti-professional. 50 campaigns can easily turn into TV commercials.
Outside, student Democrats escaped the flyer that supported 50 props.
The event, a discussion with USC interim President Beong-soo Kim, marks International Democracy Day, scheduled to be murdered last week in conservative activist Charlie Kirk while speaking on the Utah campus last week.
Schwarzenegger warned Kirk’s death, warning of a vulnerable state of democracy.
“Because they have different opinions, because they have different opinions, I mean incredible,” Schwarzenegger said. “Human life is gone. He is a great father, a great husband, and I’m thinking about his children-they will only read him now, not the stories he reads to them sleep.”
He warned that the country’s political climate spirals.
“We’re hit from a lot of angles, we have to be very careful, we won’t get close to the cliff. When you fall there, there’s no democracy,” Schwarzenegger said. “It’s very important that we solve this problem.”
He urged hundreds of students attending the event to show that people can disagree politically without demonizing each other.
