HugeRaspberry
HugeRaspberry t1_j2jfylc wrote
Reply to comment by defusted in You can make a difference in promoting democracy in Pennsylvania by hashtagbob60
The electoral college actually works very well at doing just what it was designed to do. Balance power between states and make sure that each state has a proportional representation in selecting a president
What’s broke is the two party system that decides the best path to the magic number. The two party system ensures that some states are never going to matter in a presidential election because they don’t have enough votes to make a difference
HugeRaspberry t1_j1wa64x wrote
Reply to A Boy and His Dog (1975 film) is worth checking out if you liked the Fallout games or the Mad Max movies by Pancake_muncher
It was one of those movies in college that we would go to the bar, get a good buzz and go see - funnier than hell when you are slightly buzzed.
The premise is that the dog has been "altered" via radiation and can thus communicate with Johnson's character.
I won't spoil the rest, but yes - the last line is hilarious.
HugeRaspberry t1_j38p7mv wrote
Reply to [OC] Relative Share of Representation in the US Congress Compared to Lowest Represented State Leaves Montana with 80% More Representation in the House. by SexyDoorDasherDude
Just so everyone understands how the house works:
The Census Bureau does a Census every 10 years - the Commerce Dept uses the Census results to proportion house members between the 50 states.
In the 1990 census Montana had no growth - so they lost one of their two house seats.
In the 2020 census Montana showed a grow rate of over 20% = this resulted in them getting their seat back that they had lost in 1993.
In 2022 - Montana will have 2 senators and 2 house members.
Delaware's population over the past 10 years grew at about 1/2 of the pace of Montana... Delaware has 980k (approx) vs 1.084 million for Montana. Rhode Island is also ahead of DE in terms of population.
So bottom line... it works.
By the way - the reallocation was done under Biden. Not Trump. The split of Montana into two districts was done by the state of Montana - if if anyone thinks that a D was going to win either seat - I have some really great swampland in jersey for sale - cheap.