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Our brave men and women in uniform, tempered by the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and courage. Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty. The knowledge of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant against those who would do us harm. But we are also heirs to those who won the peace and not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into the surest of friends, and we must carry those lessons into this time as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naïve about the dangers we face, but because engagement can more durably lift suspicion and fear. 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A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship. 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But three of the last four redistricting efforts were so controversial that they landed either in the courts (1970s, 1990s) or on the ballot (1980s). The most recent maps, drawn by the Legislature and approved by then Gov. Gray Davis in 2001, were the impetus for reformers to strip the power of redistricting completely from legislators — first in 2008 (\u003ca href=\"http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_11_%282008%29\">Proposition 11\u003c/a>) and then, additionally, on November 2 (\u003ca href=\"http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_20,_Congressional_Redistricting_%282010%29\">Proposition 20\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>QUESTION\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nWhat did Proposition 20 do? 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