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> For the other half the country, we really don't want to Federal laws to be decided by people in other states that don't share the same values. Do you reject

> For the other half the country, we really don't want to Federal laws to be decided by people in other states that don't share the same values. Do you reject majority votes in general or do you merely propose explicit minority protections for non-urban communities?

mlrtime 1y ago
That is way to general of a question, I'm speaking of the system of government in America, a republic democracy, United States. If whatever city/state you live in wants to have majority-vote for all issues, please go do it.
- unethical_ban 1y ago
  Well, your defense of the status quo states that rural voters inherently deserve more voting power than urban voters for all decisions.
- teiferer 1y ago
  Sure. I was asking about you personally, in your particular situation. Whether you don't agree with majority votes overall, or whether your are fine with them but want a minority protection for this specific case.
belorn 1y ago
Looking from a EU perspective, majority votes based on population is quite bad and would result in the european union to not be a union since the low population countries would leave. Germany and France would gain even more power than they have now, so giving smaller countries a small boost in relative power is part of what encourage them to be there.
lenkite 1y ago
> Do you reject majority votes in general or do you merely propose explicit minority protections for non-urban communities? Does your system of voting include anyone who just comes in or is restricted to only citizens with verified ID ? If the latter, then majority voting is completely fine.
- teiferer 1y ago
  What does a verified ID have to do with values? The context was: "decided by people in other states that don't share the same values."
  - lenkite 1y ago
    And as long as they are verified citizens, I personally don't mind if they don't share the same values. No stuffing of the ballot box with non-citizens.

mlrtime 1y ago

That is way to general of a question, I'm speaking of the system of government in America, a republic democracy, United States. If whatever city/state you live in wants to have majority-vote for all issues, please go do it.

unethical_ban 1y ago
Well, your defense of the status quo states that rural voters inherently deserve more voting power than urban voters for all decisions.
teiferer 1y ago
Sure. I was asking about you personally, in your particular situation. Whether you don't agree with majority votes overall, or whether your are fine with them but want a minority protection for this specific case.

belorn 1y ago

Looking from a EU perspective, majority votes based on population is quite bad and would result in the european union to not be a union since the low population countries would leave. Germany and France would gain even more power than they have now, so giving smaller countries a small boost in relative power is part of what encourage them to be there.

lenkite 1y ago

> Do you reject majority votes in general or do you merely propose explicit minority protections for non-urban communities? Does your system of voting include anyone who just comes in or is restricted to only citizens with verified ID ? If the latter, then majority voting is completely fine.

teiferer 1y ago
What does a verified ID have to do with values? The context was: "decided by people in other states that don't share the same values."
- lenkite 1y ago
  And as long as they are verified citizens, I personally don't mind if they don't share the same values. No stuffing of the ballot box with non-citizens.