> Problem with that is the deciders in these states don't reflect the population of the state in general. But nine unelected lawyers in Washington DC who went

> Problem with that is the deciders in these states don't reflect the population of the state in general. But nine unelected lawyers in Washington DC who went to either Harvard or Yale do? Your line of reasoning could quite quickly lead to a literal dictator or an oligarchy ruling "in the name of the people" without actually being accountable to them in any way. There are defined mechanisms for the population of a state to make its voice heard in its government. They're not perfect, but they're a hell of a lot better than choosing a criteria ad-hoc based whatever result some rando wants (e.g. some poll agrees with me, therefore that's what the "people" want).