Asked whether two āunconstitutionalā acts make a right as Democrats look to counter GOP redistricting efforts, Ken Martin said, āIn this case, I would say yes.ā
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin defended Californiaās redistricting efforts while criticizing Republicansā own efforts as unconstitutional.
āIf theyāre going to do this and continue doing this nonsense, which is unconstitutional and illegal, weāre going to be forced to do it ourselves in other states,ā Martin said in an interview with NBC News, referencing GOP redistricting efforts.
Asked whether two unconstitutional acts make a right, Martin said, āIn this case, I would say yes.ā
His comments come as Californians will decide Tuesday whether to approve the stateās Prop 50 ballot measure, which would allow the state to redistrict to favor Democrats in the midterm elections. The move came in response to Republicansā redistricting efforts in Texas to favor the GOP, which sparked redistricting battles in state legislatures across the country.
Unless you can force them to fall apart, the difference is somewhat academic.
I think I got side-tracked on the āinsideā vs āoutsideāportion of your statement.
What Iām saying is that āprimariesā are not the only tool, and perhaps not the most effective. Not that thereās a lot of precedent.
What I think would happen is the party becomes irrelevant to its constituents and just kind of falls into irrelevance or effectively ceases to exist.
Thatās very different from āseizing from within through primariesā, which can effect change but probably not the level of change which is the goal here.