Jeez, what does a normative statement need to do to get a drink around here!? > you're thinking about population which is irrelevant. [...] There are 50 equal

Jeez, what does a normative statement need to do to get a drink around here!? > you're thinking about population which is irrelevant. [...] There are 50 equal states, regardless of how their populations differ. Imagine it's 1915 and you're campaigning for women's rights to vote, and and somebody says: "You're thinking about population which is irrelevant. Women can't vote, regardless of how many there are." I think you'd be pretty frustrated at such an obtuse dismissal.