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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen it comes to electability, remember, a woman won the most votes in the last presidential
election. By several million actually.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)The unfortunate flaw in the constitution is that the number of small populations states out numbers the number of large population states. The entire state of California can vote for the democrat and after 50.1 percent, it means nothing. Kentucky and Alaska have way too much say in the Senate and to some extent in the EC.
Bettie
(15,998 posts)how many house members there are to be more representative of the population and where it is.
Set a number and each congressional district should have no more than that number of people (with a 3-5 percent margin).
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Yes, we could attempt to turn the House into something more similar to a parliament. But the Senate determines the make up of the SC as well as can (and does) stop anything coming from the House well before it gets to the signature of the President. We are screwed because of a compromise of 13 colonies over the make up of the Senate that now exists of 50 states, most of which have very small populations. By 2040 it is estimate that 70% of the population will live in 15 states which means the senate will be controlled by 30% of the population.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)where was the angst for that one?
"Electability" is a red herring.