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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (30890)	2/22/2004 7:57:02 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 793914

Small states should be incorporated into larger ones by force if necessary. We could build a wall if they dont agree. <g>

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (30890)	2/23/2004 6:42:03 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793914

If you switch to going by overall vote totals, then only the population centers matter, not any of the small states. First of all, that's quite an overstatement. A couple of gimme electors to the small states don't change the interstate balance all that much, not as much as the winner-take-all mentality changes the intra-state balance. Secondly, population centers don't have much to do with states. I live in Virginia because I worked in DC and Virginia has the bedroom communities with the easier commute. Even after more than thirty years here, when people ask me where I'm from, I don't say Virginia, I say DC. I grew up in New Jersey, the bedroom state of New York City and Philadelphia. Populations don't aggregate by states but rather around cities. Thirdly, what role need the states, as entities independent of their populations, have in electing a president? Everything else is organized by state. States make most of the laws. And federal laws are made by state representatives. Why does the state entity have to stick its nose in presidential elections as well? I can think of no good reason. Even if there is one, surely it doesn't trump the opportunity for all citizens to play a role in electing their president. I'd rather disenfranchise the state as an entity than its citizens.