Gavin Newsom’s redistricting effort known as Proposition 50. The effort to create a redistricted California comes after years of political effort to stop partisan districting in the first place. But the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the pride of California’s efforts to maintain fair congressional districting, may become a temporary casualty of a larger war over electoral integrity and democratic representation. With Congress itself on the line in 2026, voters should understand the redistricting effort in the state is one of importance, necessity and integrity. As Newsom said at a press conference in August, “We cannot unilaterally disarm.”Only universal disarmament can be a reasonable compromise to this new redistricting effort by California.