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I still don't get it. Why would sparsely populated states' interests be underrepresented if every individual vote were equal? That only makes sense if you think
by baddox 10y ago
I still don't get it. Why would sparsely populated states' interests be underrepresented if every individual vote were equal? That only makes sense if you think land area or population density is a primary unit of relevance regarding political influence, which to me seems completely arbitrary.
- dllthomas 10y agoOne sq mile, one vote!
- rbanffy 10y agoPeople who live in underpopulated states have a valid argument in that, if their votes are not weighted to compensate for the low density, their voices may end up not being heard. This weighting creates a minimum limit for representation. It, however, removes the penalty for suppressing votes because the remaining votes continue to have a fixed weight.