proponent of the measure, is a professor at UCLA and a former chairman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Although Lowenstein's name was on the application for the initiative, he said that the real sponsors are Democratic members of the U.S. Congress led by Howard Berman and Berman's brother Michael Berman of Berman & D'Agostino Campaigns, a paid consultant for Democrats on redistricting issues. Lowenstein says, "It's Michael and Howard together." Both Daniel Lowenstein and Michael Berman worked on the No on California Proposition 77 (2005) campaign where Mr. Lowenstein was Chairman and Mr. Berman was the committee's campaign consultant. California Proposition 77 (2005) was a previous attempt at independent redistricting reform that failed at the ballot box. Mr. Lowenstein also wrote scholarly articles that highlight Michael Berman and his company. During the 2001 California redistricting process, U.S. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez explained how the pre-Proposition 11 Gerrymandering system worked and Michael Berman's importance in the process. "Twenty thousand is nothing to keep your seat. I spend $2 million [campaigning] every year. If my colleagues are smart, they'll pay their $20,000, and Michael [Berman] will draw the district they can win in. Those who have refused to pay? God help them." Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez did not fund Yes on Proposition 27, but her sister U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez was among the members of Congress funding Yes on Proposition 27. However, both Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez and Linda Sanchez did fund the campaign against a previous redistricting measure, California Proposition 77 (2005). Arguments in favor Reasons Lowenstein gives to support his measure include: "Under current law, three randomly selected accountants decide who can be one of the fourteen unelected commissioners who head a bureaucracy that wields the power to decide who represents us. This reform will ensure that those who make the decisions are accountable to the voters and that all their decisions are subject to approval by the voters." Arguments were submitted to the official California Voter Guide on behalf of a "yes" vote on Proposition 27, as were rebuttals to the arguments provided by Prop 27 opponents. The signers of these arguments were: Daniel H. Lowenstein Hank Lacayo, president, "Congress of California Seniors" Mark Murray, the executive director of "Californians Against Waste" The arguments made by them for publication in the California Voter Guide on behalf of Proposition 27 focus on these themes: If the Citizens Redistricting Commission authorized by