By Mark Leno
Marin Independent Journal
16 September 2007
THIS IS ONE straight out of Karl Rove's political playbook. A group of Republican political operatives and their powerful special interests have hatched a desperate scheme to rig California's electoral process to their advantage. They're proposing a statewide ballot initiative to change how California casts its electoral votes for president. They've cleverly labeled it the "Presidential Election Reform Act," which would sound credible if it weren't so cynical.
But make no mistake, this wolf-in-sheep's-clothing has nothing to do with reform or protecting voters' interests or preserving the integrity of our Constitution. It's an audacious power grab by the GOP as it spirals into irrelevance leading up to the 2008 presidential race.
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