‘Tired of Democracy dying’: Newsom redistricting push faces GOP backlash over voter rights

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting effort is receiving pushback from Republicans in the state assembly who are accusing the Democrats of keeping them in the dark and of "disenfranchising Californians."GOP Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, vice chair of the California State Assembly Committee on Elections, slammed Democrats for giving her "barely 24 hours" to examine the redistricting bill before a Tuesday hearing – while Democrats, she claimed, had advance notice.Macedo vowed to defeat the redistricting push, saying, "We are in the super-minority, but we are effective, a