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mr_jim_lahey t1_j1k02bh wrote

Reply to comment by andthedevilissix in A population density map of Washington by Pecners

I like how you ask us to hypothetically imagine a thing that already happened except at least in your hypothetical the president would have won the popular vote instead of losing it by 8 million

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andthedevilissix t1_j1k910m wrote

Truly think about it a bit more, though. The president doesn't make the laws which is why I'm concentrating on senate representation. Having each state with 2 senators makes sure that states can look out for their own interests rather than be subsumed by larger states. If the very large states like California and NY etc all became very Trumpian, and we had a Senate that was population-based, would you feel like Washington had much input?

This is important because people in Washington have different needs, priorities, and concerns than people in New Mexico...right down to natural resource management.

It may help to think of US states the same way that you'd think of individual EU countries.

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mr_jim_lahey t1_j1kphij wrote

The problem you're talking about already exists, we live in a tyranny of the minority of Republican states' population. You seem to be oblivious to this.

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