Mei Pearl Holmes-Selby | Sports Editor
November 7, 2025
With the recent passing on Proposition 50, one can question what will happen with the redrawing of districts. In response to Texas’s Prop 50 with their intention of having Republicans become the dominant party, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom now has taken a stance for California as a whole, gathering the votes needed to set Prop 50 in motion.
Originally led by a non-partisan group, Gavin Newsom now has the ability to reorganize the CA districts to have a dominant Democratic district instead of mixed conservative and liberal districts. Newsom’s firm stance in this battle demonstrates his passion for his beliefs even as one of the president’s most aggressive adversaries. But how will this affect the country? Will other states follow? As some might say, “one must fight fire with fire,” but how long can these confrontations last before it gets out of hand?
IB Global and Honors World History teacher, Mr. Salgado “understands why they created Prop 50, as it is a reaction of Texas’s follow through with Trump’s influence, but [he] does not agree with gerrymandering” and he “hopes other states do not follow through since it will cause more division.”
Additionally, junior at SCHS, Sadie Brown, believed it is “weird how they are bending rules, but [she also] understands how it is meant to equalize votes between parties” as Texas has already dismantled the safeguards that keep elections fair. Starting in 2026 and going through 2030, Prop 50 marks a definitive moment in history that defines the struggle of division within the US that has risen drastically in the last couple of years. Now that Texas and California have rolled the ball into motion by drawing more and more lines in favor of their political party, the bigger question arises – will this continue to other states? Can America hold back the division that results in these actions? How will it further strain relationships in business and politics? The furthering of gerrymandering not only exerts tensions within political affairs, but also clouds common grounds on factors that should be addressed cooperatively.
As Newsom leaned into his role as a decisive and determined party leader, he encouraged other blue states, such as Illinois, Virginia, and Maryland, to follow California. Newsom said “We need to see the other states, the remarkable leaders that have been doing remarkable things, meet this moment head-on as well, to recognize what we’re up against in 2026” during his broadcast from California’s Democratic Party headquarters. Will his efforts produce effective outcomes or lead to dead ends by the passing of Prop 50 in more states for both parties?
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