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If you believe in 1 person 1 vote
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:24 pm
Then you believe that each state should only have 1 representative (or 2 like the Senate)
Why should California have 53 representatives when they're only 1 state and South Dakota only gets 1?
If you say it's because of population then you agree with the electoral college.
Why should California have 53 representatives when they're only 1 state and South Dakota only gets 1?
If you say it's because of population then you agree with the electoral college.
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:25 pm to thebigmuffaletta
Wut?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:26 pm to thebigmuffaletta
You’re not making the point you think you’re making baw
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:28 pm to DavidTheGnome
Why not? Both electoral votes and house representation are based on population.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:41 pm to thebigmuffaletta
quote:This post sets an all new standard of stupid.
Then you believe that each state should only have 1 representative (or 2 like the Senate)
Why should California have 53 representatives when they're only 1 state and South Dakota only gets 1?
If you say it's because of population then you agree with the electoral college.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:43 pm to AggieHank86
I just smoked a bowl and re-read it thinking it’d make more sense.
It didn’t
It didn’t
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:44 pm to thebigmuffaletta
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:45 pm to thebigmuffaletta
but, the electoral votes are won as a block from each state. That's a bit different.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:46 pm to AggieHank86
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This post sets an all new standard of stupid.
Is it possible that you don't understand the analogy?
The way I read it, if each person gets 1 vote, why not each state getting 1 vote?
* or something like that*
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:50 pm to thebigmuffaletta
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Why should California have 53 representatives when they're only 1 state and South Dakota only gets 1?
Why should the world series be won by the baseball team that won the most games when the losing team actually scored more runs in the series? When you can answer that question then you will know.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 7:53 pm to thebigmuffaletta
1 person 1 vote has done more to harm minority representation in the South than any other policy. Prior to 1 person 1 vote, rural counties dominated Southern state legislatures because each county had one state senator. 1 person 1 vote required all Senate districts be proportionate in population, so now they combine 2 or 3 smaller rural counties with a large suburban county to make one Senate district, and the combined small populations have no voice whatsoever. The law of unintended consequences.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:29 pm to Dale51
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Is it possible that you don't understand the analogy?
It's not only possible, it's absolute fact he doesn't understand the analogy.
The electoral college is an allocation of votes based on a state's population, as opposed to a popular vote. Representation in the House is based on the same thing. If you're against the electoral college it follows logically that you would be against a state having any more than one vote in Congress.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:33 pm to thebigmuffaletta
What if you believe that there are too many people who are unqualified to vote? 
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:35 pm to jrodLSUke
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What if you believe that there are too many people who are unqualified to vote?
I absolutely believe that.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:37 pm to thebigmuffaletta
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The electoral college is an allocation of votes based on a state's population, as opposed to a popular vote. Representation in the House is based on the same thing. If you're against the electoral college it follows logically that you would be against a state having any more than one vote in Congress.
That’s some stupid shite. You can easily have the House based on population, with no Electoral College. Everyone’s vote should count the same in the Presidential election regardless if you are in a heavy red or blue state, or if you are in a swing state.
To say you are against the House if you are against the EC is dumb as shite.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:37 pm to EA6B
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When you can answer that question then you will know.
You should answer that question yourself. I'm AGAINST abolishing the electoral college.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:38 pm to EA6B
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Why should the world series be won by the baseball team that won the most games when the losing team actually scored more runs in the series?
You're trying to compare a series of games to a 1 "game" election.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:39 pm to auggie
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electoral votes are won as a block from each state
Maine and Nebraska divide theirs.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:40 pm to CountOnMe15
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To say you are against the House if you are against the EC is dumb as shite.
No it's not. BOTH are based upon a state's population.
The EC and the House are both examples of allocations of a state's votes based upon the population of the state.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:49 pm to thebigmuffaletta
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No it's not. BOTH are based upon a state's population. The EC and the House are both examples of allocations of a state's votes based upon the population of the state.
While yes, they are both based on state populations, they serve very different purposes.
The House makes the laws that congressmen from the same state can vote DIFFERENTLY on. Not to mention, laws in this country are created by legislators.
The Electoral College’s ONLY function is to elect the president. Yet, when you delegitimize votes from many parts of the country then you are violating a major principle of a democracy...which is how every other congressmen, governor, etc get in to office. Through a truly democratic vote, not a sham like the EC.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 8:51 pm
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