• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    7 months ago

    But that’s already the case? Swing states get to decide national policy far more than other states. Giving proportional representation would at least ensure that the states with a bigger voice have more citizens. Citizens in small states would still have an equal voice, unlike the current system.

    I think universal equality in political power is far more compatible with federalism than the current system.

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      7 months ago

      It is not already the case. Without an electoral college, a single voter in North Dakota has effectively no voice at all. In fact, the states entire population would mean little more than a rounding error. With no electoral college the cumulative voting power of the entire state is 0.23%. With the electoral college they’re bumped up to over 1%

      Swing states get to decide national policy far more than other states

      …no? A swing state is just a state that that has enough voters from each major party that they could go either way. They don’t have any more power than any other state.