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WA does but Seattle does not. Worse, the one big city / region we have completely swamps the rest of the state politically so our "leaders" only ever get lefti
by throwaway-blaze 3y ago
WA does but Seattle does not. Worse, the one big city / region we have completely swamps the rest of the state politically so our "leaders" only ever get leftier and don't have a moderating influence from the other side.
It's worse in OR to the south (Portland)...it's so out of balance there that 11 rural counties voted to secede and join their eastern neighbor Idaho.
- irrational 3y agoWhy does there need to be a balance? Wyoming is considered the most Republican state. Do people there talk about there needing to be more balance?
- denimnerd42 3y agowhat people? no one lives there
- irrational 3y agoThis is a hypothetical, speaking as if Wyoming actually existed.
- psunavy03 3y agoBecause in both cases, there comes a point where the majority should not be able to trample on the minority, be they PacNW Republicans/conservatives or Wyoming Democrats/liberals. Having 50.01 percent of the vote in either direction should get you strong influence with boundaries, not carte blanche to do whatever you want. The American system is deliberately designed so progressively bigger changes to the status quo require progressively bigger majorities, and certain options are completely off the table. And this is for good reason. If you and I vehemently disagree, we should still be able to live as neighbors as long as neither of us is trying to violate the other's rights or force our views on the other.
- dumpsterlid 3y ago[dead]