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Thorfinn · 05-01-2003, 04:06 PM

I don't know. A Californian voter has a much better chance of ousting Feinstein or Davis than a Hoosier does...

The point, IMO, is that California can send, what, 54 representatives to South Dakota's 1, and if you accept the morality of 50%+1, it would be trivial to tromp all over the rights of South Dakotans. As a matter of fact...

But I would also agree that the smaller bodies are not necessarily any more responsive. Fighting Washington, DC, is pretty painless, though not effective. Unless you are a 6-year old Cuban refugee, it is pretty hard to get a high enough profile to get any attention from DC whatsoever. Not so when you are fighting town hall -- you get all kinds of "special attention"...

05-01-2003, 04:06 PM	#27
Thorfinn Zhentarim Guard Join Date: February 24, 2003 Location: Indiana Age: 62 Posts: 358	I don't know. A Californian voter has a much better chance of ousting Feinstein or Davis than a Hoosier does... The point, IMO, is that California can send, what, 54 representatives to South Dakota's 1, and if you accept the morality of 50%+1, it would be trivial to tromp all over the rights of South Dakotans. As a matter of fact... But I would also agree that the smaller bodies are not necessarily any more responsive. Fighting Washington, DC, is pretty painless, though not effective. Unless you are a 6-year old Cuban refugee, it is pretty hard to get a high enough profile to get any attention from DC whatsoever. Not so when you are fighting town hall -- you get all kinds of "special attention"...