Submitted by Pappa_Crim t3_ye2ds0 in Maine
clhomme t1_itz1uey wrote
Reply to comment by Cockroach-Jones in Admit it Maine is Alaska's Mini Me by Pappa_Crim
Oh, so the minority - really no matter how small - gets to dictate to the majority just because they live in a large suburban population center.
Can you point to the constitutional provisions that say "in all elections in which a majority of the population colludes in high density locations, the outlying rural populations, notwithstanding being a minority of the population, shall have super-majority right to control all branches of government."
I don't remember that bit from Civics class.
I do, however, remember that the electoral college was a compromise to get the we-own-black-sub-humans (and want to keep it that way) part of the continent to sign onto the constitution.
Cockroach-Jones t1_itz3g4q wrote
Yes, it has to work that way. What do the bigger cities care about the rest of the state? Same with the country. What do the residents of LA and NYC care about the auto industry in Michigan? They don’t. Do they care about laws affecting farmers in Midwest agriculture? No they don’t. Therefore these areas would become literal flyover states for politicians. They’d never have to pander to anyone outside of the densest population centers, and their lawmaking would reflect that. I could go on but it should be really obvious to you why it is the way it is, and I don’t have the patience or inclination to break it down for you honestly.
clhomme t1_itz4mx0 wrote
Oh give me a damned break. The same dumb question can be asked about rural areas - what do farmers care about the need for inner city homeless assistance or drug interventions?
They answer is hopefully they do.
But neither is a justification to give the minority the absolute right to dictate to the majority. I know this is a hard concept to understand, but in literally every democracy in the free world, the party / person who wins the most votes is deemed elected to office by the people.
It is only in this country where 10% of the population think they can dictate to the other 90% "because the live in cities."
That's utterly moronic.
I completely understand your argument. I just reject it as anti-democratic. It's how we end up with abortion bans in states where the VAST majority of the population support abortion rights.
Cockroach-Jones t1_itzh6cn wrote
Like I said, I don’t have the patience or inclination to break it down into molecules and spoon feed it to you, luckily the better system prevails regardless of your approval.
clhomme t1_itzi5me wrote
Must be nice living in a world where the guy who gets 40% of the vote gets 66% of the power.
That's not democracy. F that.
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