Re: The Joy Of Democracy

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

On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:45 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
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On 2024-10-22 12:43 a.m., Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:37:36 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
 

Even the dumbest citizen knows that it wouldn't make sense for the
presidency to be decided by the metropolises of the country ...

 
I’ve heard that nonsense from countless supporters of the
Dumbfuckistani voting system, and I still don’t understand it.
 
Don’t you take it as “self-evident” that all your people are created
equal? If so, why shouldn’t their votes count equally too?

 
Because the very nature of agriculture means that it would be impossible
for states doing the real work to have as many people as the areas where
people collect welfare.

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If you mean “large cities”, those are in fact the backbone of your
economy. The US isn’t an agrarian society any more.

"Backbone" in what way? We don't have industry any more. Most city dwellers
just money changers and parasites — and the cities guzzle whatever taxes
they can get from the rest of country, via the Federal government.

Why should the value of someone’s vote depend on where they live?

And why should big states be able to trample on the rights of citizens
living in small states? Again, each state is a sovereign entity and they
joined the Union with certain stipulations. These were checks and balances
specifically put into place so small states were not dominated (as much) by
large states.

It's just the way is. Live with it.

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