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Because state sizes are massively lopsided.

Split California into 6 states and they could still each have more population than many other ones. In your system, they not have 6 times as much total power.

How does THAT make sense?



Because they are 1 of 50 states. A state is a single member of a union. The influence of a state should not be determined by geographic size or population.

The compromise of quantity of electoral votes was in response to your argument. I am saying that it was a poor compromise that has resulted in eroding the protections of the electoral college as populations have grown.

What we have is like saying the fat guy in the group counts a 3 people.


No, it's like saying 100 people living in one house get the same say as 1 person living in another house.

You literally used people in your example!




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