Who We Are
We are a group of Americans of Chinese descent who oppose communism and authoritarianism. We love the Constitution and firmly believe that it is the foundation for an orderly and prosperous society. Coming from another country, we know all too well the consequences of arbitrarily amending a constitution: the inevitable decline of society into chaos.
Proposition 50 is a typical example of government overreach—an attempt to amend the Constitution for the benefit of a single party. As Chinese Americans with a sense of justice, who cherish the Constitution and love America, we have a duty to stand up and oppose this so-called “temporary” constitutional amendment.
This 2025 Proposition 50, introduced by California legislators, is entirely for partisan self-interest. They are willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a special election in order to change constitutional provisions that have been in place for fifteen years (those established by Proposition 11 in 2008 and Proposition 20 in 2010). This effort completely violates the will of California voters, who clearly intended that redistricting power should not belong to politicians in power, that partisan registration should not be considered, and that incumbents should not be given special advantage. If such a constitutional amendment is allowed to pass, the California Constitution would be reduced to nothing more than a piece of paper. Virtually any provision could be circumvented by calling a special election, thereby stripping the Constitution of its authority. Without the authority of the Constitution, society inevitably descends into a form of social Darwinism. What is happening across the Pacific should serve as a warning to us all.
In 2008, the people of California, through a statewide referendum, passed Prop. 11, which prohibited state politicians from taking part in the once-a-decade redistricting process, instead assigning that authority to a neutral Citizen Redistricting Commission. The purpose was to restrict those in power from abusing their authority to secure electoral advantages. In 2010, California voters again approved Prop. 20 by referendum, explicitly adding congressional redistricting to the responsibilities of this neutral citizen commission. The measure passed with over 61% support, clearly representing the will of the majority of California voters.
我们是谁
我们是一群反对共产主义、反对专制的华裔美国人（Americans of Chinese descent）。我们热爱宪法，我们坚信宪法是一个社会有秩序繁荣的基础，从另外一个国家，我们知道随意修改宪法的后果是什么，最终整个社会会滑向深渊。
Prop. 50就是一个政府强权力试图为了一党私利修改宪法的典型例子。作为有正义感、坚持宪法、热爱美国的华人，我们有义务站出来，反对这个所谓临时的宪法修正案。
2025年这次加州议员们推出的这个Prop. 50完全是为了本党私利，不惜花费几亿美元搞一次额外的特殊选举，试图修改这个已经运行十五年的宪法条款 （2008年的Prop 11以及2010年的Prop 20），而且完全违背加州选民的本意，即选区划分的权力不应属于当权的政客、选区划分不应考虑党派注册人数、不应考虑现任官员、等等。完全与加州选民的意愿背离。如果允许这样的宪法修正案通过，那么加州的宪法就如同废纸一张，几乎所有宪法条款都可以通过这种紧急的形式由权力部门来召集一次全民公决、从而绕过宪法。失去了宪法的权威，整个社会将会滑向社会达尔文主义的深渊，太平洋对岸正在发生的事情我们不能不引以为戒。
加州人民于2008年通过全民公决的形式通过了Prop. 11，要求加州的政客不得参与十年一次的选区划分，而是把这个权力交给一个中立的Citizen Redistricting Commission，其目的就是限制在台上的政客利用自己的权力为赢得选举而任意妄为。2010年，加州人民再次以全民公决的形式通过了 Prop. 20，特别把国会选区的划分追加到2008年新成立的这个中立的公民选区划分委员会里面，这次通过的比例超过了61%，可以说代表了大多数加州选民的意愿。