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How would Vermont have any say in political affairs if their political power was limited purely by their population?! Its clear why there is a Senate and a Hous
by giardini 4y ago
How would Vermont have any say in political affairs if their political power was limited purely by their population?! Its clear why there is a Senate and a House: it was a good idea then and it remains a good idea for the USA.
And here's a big "Howdy!" from Texas to all of you in the great state of Vermont!
- colinmhayes 4y agoCitizens of Vermont would have just as much power as every other citizen… I understand that the founding fathers we’re forced into a system that empowers small states to the detriment of large wrongs. It was wrong then, just as it’s wrong now.
- School-Cotton 4y agoWhy is it intrinsically a good idea that "Vermont" be an entity that has some say in political affairs? "Vermont" isn't a person, nor is it even a collection of people with a similar culture or ideology (by far the biggest divide is rural vs. suburban vs. urban; the second biggest is race/ethnicity; any state-by-state divide is much less significant than those two).
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- nverno 4y agoBecause we are a union of states. States should have more power, not less. Each state has very different problems, and local politicians care far more about local people than DC politicians. It's more interesting anyway, the more freedom states have to do what they want.