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They already have. If the people don't want things to be that way, they can pass amendments to change it.
by jki275 6y ago
They already have.
If the people don't want things to be that way, they can pass amendments to change it.
- triceratops 6y agoThey can't though. The states that would lose representation have the most incentive to block amendments. Amendments aren't done by referenda.
- jki275 6y agoAmendments are done by the consent of 2/3s of the states, as is spelled out in the document that governs the union of such states. If you don't want to call that a "referenda", I think you're incorrect, but it doesn't really matter.
- triceratops 6y agoStates != people. People have to vote directly in order for it to be considered a referendum.
- jki275 6y agoIt's a referendum of the states, as was agreed to by the states when the union was formed. It doesn't have to be people voting directly. It shouldn't be.