Re: The Joy Of Democracy

On 2024-10-23, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:09:09 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
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Considering who lives in places like Los Angeles and New York City, I
don't see why anyone would be willing to give them as much power as they
want.

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Why should the value of your vote depend on where you live?

Because each state is sovereign and they entered into the Union with
specific guarantees. Constitutionally the Federal Government is supposed to
be limited to only a few powers, like defense of the country and a national
post office. The states are supposed to hold the bulk of the authority over
their citizens. It would be (and is in practice) tyranny when the Federal
government oversteps its limitations.

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