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In reply to the discussion: The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans [View all]SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)83. Some citizens votes have always gone unheeded
Anyone that votes for the losing candidate is having his or her vote unheeded. In elections, someone wins and someone loses...this is not a new concept.
But the idea that voters in one state should have a say in the House or Senate representation of voters in another state is ludicrous.
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The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Jan 2015
OP
Every state has to deal with that. California is home to "Texans" and "Oklahomans"
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Jan 2015
#28
The 435 seats in the House are apportioned among the states by population after every census.
amandabeech
Jan 2015
#143
Not gerrymandering. That does not exist in the Senate. Senators are elected by popular
madinmaryland
Jan 2015
#3
Well, it's a good thing that that laid-out government eventually gave slaves "personhood"
villager
Jan 2015
#82
No, it was a necessary and enlightened compromise that helped form the union.
branford
Jan 2015
#119
So would you solve this by forced relocation of people so every state has the same population?
onenote
Jan 2015
#10
Our system would probably work fine without the money and corruption..
mountain grammy
Jan 2015
#122
Interesting idea. Sadly we never see any much needed governmental changes on the national level.
maddiemom
Jan 2015
#149
I think Wyoming, Idaho and Montana should be one state, and North and South Dakota should be one,
Vattel
Jan 2015
#15
Give all 50 states one senator, and apportion the rest according to the population at large...
First Speaker
Jan 2015
#20
You cannot amend the Constitution to reduce or change the state's representation in the Senate,
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#88
No, you really can't. Article 5 is the 'Amendment' Article of the Constitution. It sets
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#90
Exactly. Even less likely because of unintended consequences. In my opinion, if a Constitutional
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#104
I do not believe you can amend by appeal a section of the constitution that has it's entire
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#129
You cannot amend the Constitution to reduce or change the state's representation in the Senate,
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#91
That may be how it STARTED but as John Oliver says, "Why is this still a thing?"
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#62
If the people of this country are stupid enough to let Jeb, another Bush be elected in this short
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#93
Wait, what? As if there are only ever 2 parties, and they are always equal?!?!?
X_Digger
Jan 2015
#45
those are talk radio states and the only reason the GOP is still in the running
certainot
Jan 2015
#46
Not only Americans, Dems. have given Hate Media free reign for 20+ years. And it shows.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#95
Looking at the behavior of the House versus the Senate over the last few years,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#58
The problem with party lists is that people in the same party can be very different
LeftishBrit
Jan 2015
#146
Hey, don't you people know that empty acreage is more important than actual people?
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
#72
Interesting all the defense of minority rightwing rule that this post sparks...
villager
Jan 2015
#80
Maybe that's because this country is owned and ruled by the minority not the majority .
geretogo
Jan 2015
#117
if repugs were in this position they'd be screaming like maniacs and playing victim
samsingh
Jan 2015
#130
No - this article shows the arrangement made 200+ years ago to buy the support of smaller States...
brooklynite
Jan 2015
#147