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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (1560)	1/10/2001 11:32:58 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

That really is brilliant...how would that fit in with the Constitution? That's the brightest suggestion I've heard since this whole mess started...so simple, and yet right.

To: Ilaine who wrote (1560)	1/11/2001 12:44:17 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

CB - Second thoughts - ...The most populous states wouldn't have excessive influence, and neither would the biggest cities - because each Congressional district is apportioned so that each of them has roughly the same population. Sure they would. If they have more districts, they have more votes. If all the districts had an equal size of one voter, it would be exactly like direct popular vote. Increasing the size of the equal districts does not change the fact that the most populous states and cities would have more votes in direct proportion to population and would still dominate the smaller ones. Regards, Don

To: Ilaine who wrote (1560)	1/11/2001 12:47:23 AM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

I give credit to your son, but it defeats the founders' compromise of respecting and giving weight to each of the states in a federalist society. The Senate gives each state equal representation -- 2 votes -- on all legislation. The Electoral College factors in both the House with its popular vote, and the Senate with its states right vote. It's brilliant, to my thinking, and ought to be preserved. In fact, any argument to eliminate the Electoral College, which is comprised of a total of the House and Senate votes, 538, is an argument that can be used to eliminate the Senate. The only argument that I can think of in favor of eliminating the Senate is that Hillary, Kennedy, Boxer, Corzine, Wellstone, and a few others would be out of a job.