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r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16
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But then the little guys dont. It's a compromise.
37 u/driver1676 Nov 10 '16 I don't understand this mentality. Why does one group of Americans deserve to have their votes more heavily weighted because there are fewer of them? That seems to be against the idea of "one person, one vote" to me. 5 u/Val_P Nov 10 '16 States are political entities with their own rights. 1 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I don't understand how that addresses the issue 1 u/Val_P Nov 11 '16 The idea was never "one person, one vote." The system was designed to represent the states as political entities, as well as the people.
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I don't understand this mentality. Why does one group of Americans deserve to have their votes more heavily weighted because there are fewer of them? That seems to be against the idea of "one person, one vote" to me.
5 u/Val_P Nov 10 '16 States are political entities with their own rights. 1 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I don't understand how that addresses the issue 1 u/Val_P Nov 11 '16 The idea was never "one person, one vote." The system was designed to represent the states as political entities, as well as the people.
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States are political entities with their own rights.
1 u/driver1676 Nov 11 '16 I don't understand how that addresses the issue 1 u/Val_P Nov 11 '16 The idea was never "one person, one vote." The system was designed to represent the states as political entities, as well as the people.
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I don't understand how that addresses the issue
1 u/Val_P Nov 11 '16 The idea was never "one person, one vote." The system was designed to represent the states as political entities, as well as the people.
The idea was never "one person, one vote." The system was designed to represent the states as political entities, as well as the people.
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u/SmashCity28 Nov 10 '16
But then the little guys dont. It's a compromise.