[Costa knows how revolutions work.] I fully understood when I started this thing, ... that if it was successful, there'd be many fathers, and if it failed, I would be the one who failed. |
He's a symbol, a symbol of a system that has run amok. |
I don't even think this thing is going to be settled in the Court of Appeal. It will probably go to the Supreme Court. We have to get it settled one way or the other. |
If people want reform, if they want true reform, they have the opportunity to get it right now. It is truly in the hands of the people. |
In focus groups, we found that 90 percent of both Republicans and Democrats wanted to vote on (the redistricting plans). If you give this power to the people, the plan will pass any muster. |
There is one major big wrong with this thing. There is absolutely no oversight from the Legislature. |
They see the system there to be manipulated so that they can use it to climb the political ladder, ... Meanwhile, Doolittle's got a dam in his district that's been authorized for 20 years and he can't get a dime for it. He is that inept. This is a major reason we want redistricting. |
We looked at those other plans and we didn't like them. If ours passes, we'll be better. We want to be a model. |
We modeled the process on the jury system. We want to give both parties confidence they're being treated fairly. |
We wanted to have a little tea party here at people's advocate. We didn't have any tea, so we decided we'd throw the governor overboard. |
We're going to the Supreme Court, ... We are hoping to have something ready to go to the court tomorrow. |
What's different this time? |