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I've imagined a workaround where states would be de-stated if they fell below a threshold percentage of the total population or be required to split if they gre

by dhosek 6y ago

I've imagined a workaround where states would be de-stated if they fell below a threshold percentage of the total population or be required to split if they grew above an upper bound percentage. The only reason there are two Dakotas is to give the Republicans two extra senate seats (this is true, you can look it up).

VWWHFSfQ 6y ago
> The only reason there are two Dakotas is to give the Republicans two extra senate seats First of all, you have no idea what you're talking about. The two Dakota territories gained statehood in 1889, long before there was any kind of notion of the modern-day Republican party.