Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles) stood up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week, in a move that surprised many. Nunez, against the wishes of the powerful Democrat Pelosi, proposed a bipartisan commission redraw both California legislative districts and congressional districts.

Pelosi didn’t care about the legislative districts, but fears that an honest redistricting might put a couple of congressional districts in play, tip the balance of power in Washington and cost her the Speakers job.

Nunez very logically said, “Because if it’s good enough for the state Legislature, it ought to be good enough for Congress.”

While any honest redistricting plan faces an uphill battle, having Nunez on your side carries quite a bit of political weight. Stranger things have happened. Not many, but they have☺