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John Rogers@johnrogers.bsky.social |
I will not clutter up the thread which inspired this thought, but will instead start a new one as your regular reminder that the true villain of American government is the Reapportionment Act of 1929.
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$1.25 Quarterstaff
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I yell about this ALL THE TIME when people start saying we have to change the Senate and/or Electoral College, as if it were possible to amend the least amendable part of the Constitution instead of just repealing a freakin' law!
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Dan McDonald
@danmcd.bsky.social
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I stan the Wyoming Rule:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming...
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Raygan 🧶
@ramblindragon.bsky.social
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Okay, that explains a LOT. Sheesh.
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Redshift
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This is my quest as well! It doesn't just harm congressional representation, it makes the Electoral College worse. The more the population of a single district grows, bigger the +2 Senate advantage becomes in presidential elections.
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Chaos Radish
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The source of the problem was the Apportionment Act of 1911 fixing the number of representives. That and the practice of winner takes all electorial vote system in most states made a mess of things.
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DemonNinjaLlama
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John Rogers
@johnrogers.bsky.social
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Many of you have heard the sermon before, but every time I inspire one more person to Google it, I consider it time well spent.
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Steel Rat Gamer
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I think a gross oversight is Article I, Section 3, Clause 1 and the Enabling Act of 1889 without setting a guideline on the minimum population of a state and making sure Senators have the same number of constituents
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pockets and sedition
@yoboseiyo.bsky.social
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lord but ain't that the fuckin' truth. ugh.
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Allan
@logipath.bsky.social
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Are you suggesting that the size of the House shouldn’t be limited by the seating capacity of a 175-year old building? How could the House possibly hold votes if they can’t all be in the same room at the same time?!?
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Hylen S
@hylen26.bsky.social
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TIL
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Harry Finch
@harryfinch.bsky.social
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The kill-the-EC crowd is tough to convince. They're single-minded to the core. We've got a car with a lot of life left to it if we give it a little love, but no, those folks have to have a new car.
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Malaclypse the Fetus
@omfproductions.bsky.social
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I know @gothamgirlblue.com talks about this a fair bit too.
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Sean McGurr
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Question that I can’t easily Google: when Alaska and Hawaii became states, did two states instantly lose a representative? How did that work?
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Josephine Stewart
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On a pettier scale, this is me always bringing up the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in discussions of the music industry and broadcast media.
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