By Alex Lane - And now, our continuing report on the Propositions you’ll be deciding on in the November ballot. Today we’ll discuss Proposition 11, which would reform how the state draws legislative districts every decade. Lawmakers currently have the power to draw their own districts - a method criticized by many because it can be used to ensure that incumbents are reelected and the status quo is maintained. “There is a serious conflict of interest when legislators are allowed to…divide up neighborhoods and communities to create districts where they are virtually guaranteed reelection,” say the Prop’s supporters. Prop 11 would establish an independent citizen’s commission made up of different political affiliations to draw districts under uniform standards. Supporters of the Prop include the League of Women Voters, the California Taxpayer’s Association and The Sacramento Bee. Supporters say that on the “no side of this measure are politicians, political insiders, and political party elites…who will do and say almost anything to stop change.” But opponents call Prop 11 “another nonsensical scheme” that “undermines democracy” because it gives the “entire state to a 14-member redistricting commission.” Opponents say “Prop 11 doesn’t keep politicians out of redistricting- it just lets them hide behind a tangled web of bureaucrats picked for their political ties.” Opponents, who include the California Federation of Teachers and the Fair Political Practices Commission, believe that because 10 of the 14 commission seats could be “partisan members of the two biggest political parties, infighting will be encouraged and few decisions will be made. On November 4th, you’ll have the opportunity to help decide