Changing the size of the Senate requires a Constitutional amendment. The size of the House can be changed by legislation. Rep. Casten of Illinois proposed a bill to accomplish this in 2023. Doing that would substantially reduce the senatorial premium.
Texas is working on restructuring their voting so that state positions like governor will only be elected by a county electorate vote to allow the bum-fuck Red counties with 3 people to overrule the metropolitan cities which are Blue.
It is more important then ever this election (I know they say that every election) but unless we want democracy taken away, a criminal running the country, pardoning himself and other REAL criminals, and then using the office to take revenge on people, we must vote, vote like your life depends on it as it really does this time
No. Electoral college says states votes. The disproportionate vote comes from population per state, with zero regard for the land involved. Rhode island and Montana get the same number of votes.
Are your state legislature voted in by popular vote? Or do the districts decide? No. It's one person one vote. All except president. Do you think states should vote for the whole country or people or districts should vote for the governor? What if we swapped them for a year? That would be a fun ride.
So the electoral college is really all the rich people who own all the land. Makes sense that our bought officials are so adamantly against abolishing it.
It's the same problem. EC is messed up because it adds together the # of house reps and senate reps. Senate being 2-per-state throws off the EC. If the states had similar populations it wouldn't be a big deal, but since they're wildly different, it's an issue.
This is why the EC will never be slain. The GOP would likely never win the WH again, after all they would need appealing candidates rather than loud ones.
GOP once had an appealing candidate & president that was hated by Democrats. So much so, the Democrats decided to leave the Union. That president's name was Lincoln & he freed the slaves.
Yes yes, and everyone remotely educated knows that the parties flipped positions in waves with FDR and the New Deal as well as when the Civil Rights Act was passed.
Which is the problem. Even those with a college level education have god awful understanding of US & World History. Which is why I'm not surprised at the assumption that the GOP is now dead forever. Ignorance is rampant and ever present, and no one is immune from it's effects. Half the country thinks Trump should be the next president. That's an ungodly number of people with a deficient history background.
If you really want to get into it the west coast is really nice. The major cities are great but homelessness is off the charts. And cost of living is too. NYC is cool, but better for young people. Its really noisy. I really like Ann arbor Michigan and Charlottesville Virginia, but the racism is BAD. Washington state is currently rated with the general highest overall quality of life, though I would recommend a place just outside of Seattle. Again because of the homelessness and cost of living.
Who knew they had it right that ol Ronnie was already half out the door mentally and everyone around him knew it. And that does not even touch his criminal stuff. Just a bunch of "I dont recall". THey should of impeached him but he was the most popular president since Ike. Everyone knew he was untouchable.
This keeps coming up and I honestly feel like it's a result of how it's being taught in school - presumably exactly like you just put it. But while that helps to teach school kids the directional difference between the words, it doesn't mean what people seem to take away from it. One can absolutely emigrate FROM somewhere TO somewhere else. If I'm in Germany & about to move to the US, I'm emigrating TO the US. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/emigrate
It's the chef's hat of the states that make up the shape of a man holding a tray of Kentucky fried chicken. I know that only because it also looks sort of like a crunched up soda can. MinneSoda
I'm pretty sure I could nail them all, although I always have to think a moment when it comes to VT/NH. (I remember it by remembering Champy is Vermont's, and that lake is on the border with New York. Yes, this is a dumb mnemonic. But it works.)
Then again, I went through school in the '80s and first half of the '90s, back when our education system was at least somewhat educational.
... I don't think I can name all 50 state capitals anymore, and that makes me sad. I hope I can still get >30.
METROlD
I fucking love this gif.
Gantzz321
it does in MERICA, but give it another couple hundred years they might figure it out.
1eudaemonia
los Angeles county has more population than 40 states
evilspock
In the US federal election - it does. We can fix that though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
TofuGolem
Republicans point to those maps and say "Look at how much red!" but they think land votes because they think of themselves as serfs.
ThisIsNotTheGreatestNameInTheWorldThisIsJustATribute
Vote Democrat or never get the chance to vote again. Putin is teaching Donold exactly how to do it.
NordicusMaximus
Tell that to the Electoral College…
cjtb2
Changing the size of the Senate requires a Constitutional amendment. The size of the House can be changed by legislation. Rep. Casten of Illinois proposed a bill to accomplish this in 2023. Doing that would substantially reduce the senatorial premium.
Gestalt7
Texas is working on restructuring their voting so that state positions like governor will only be elected by a county electorate vote to allow the bum-fuck Red counties with 3 people to overrule the metropolitan cities which are Blue.
InfocalypseRising
One out of roughly every 38 people in the US lives in New York City.
DukeDarkwood
"So, if you know 38 people, one of them lives in NYC." - Cunk-esque interpretation
aRootinaTootin
The other 38 live in Los Angeles.
ClarkKentfield
It is more important then ever this election (I know they say that every election) but unless we want democracy taken away, a criminal running the country, pardoning himself and other REAL criminals, and then using the office to take revenge on people, we must vote, vote like your life depends on it as it really does this time
FellaWithUmbrella
Remeber when one guy handed out those maps in The Oval Office?
FellaWithUmbrella
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-2016-electoral-map-reuters-interview-xi-jinping-china-2017-4
RyanH42
What's that big red blot in the southwest?
yakusokuN8
Arizona. This map is very likely from the 2016 election, where Trump won over Clinton in the election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona
MrSpookywasagoodboy2
According to the electoral college land does vote unfortunately
HypoMix
I assume the system is set up that way so people living in remote areas are also represented?
Enoan
No. Electoral college says states votes. The disproportionate vote comes from population per state, with zero regard for the land involved. Rhode island and Montana get the same number of votes.
MrSpookywasagoodboy2
Are your state legislature voted in by popular vote? Or do the districts decide? No. It's one person one vote. All except president. Do you think states should vote for the whole country or people or districts should vote for the governor? What if we swapped them for a year? That would be a fun ride.
NotSomoneElse68
What are states made of?
omfgnotanotheraccountname
So the electoral college is really all the rich people who own all the land. Makes sense that our bought officials are so adamantly against abolishing it.
Daevram1123
Don't forget the senate
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
It's the same problem. EC is messed up because it adds together the # of house reps and senate reps. Senate being 2-per-state throws off the EC. If the states had similar populations it wouldn't be a big deal, but since they're wildly different, it's an issue.
MrSpookywasagoodboy2
True dat
Filanwizard
This is why the EC will never be slain. The GOP would likely never win the WH again, after all they would need appealing candidates rather than loud ones.
DunningKrugerBites
GOP once had an appealing candidate & president that was hated by Democrats. So much so, the Democrats decided to leave the Union. That president's name was Lincoln & he freed the slaves.
tricerabottom
Yes yes, and everyone remotely educated knows that the parties flipped positions in waves with FDR and the New Deal as well as when the Civil Rights Act was passed.
DunningKrugerBites
Which is the problem. Even those with a college level education have god awful understanding of US & World History. Which is why I'm not surprised at the assumption that the GOP is now dead forever. Ignorance is rampant and ever present, and no one is immune from it's effects. Half the country thinks Trump should be the next president. That's an ungodly number of people with a deficient history background.
cyberimg
What I get from this is, if I ever would emigrate to US, it should be to north-east corner of Minnesota.
TheGhostMinx
It's beautiful up there.
eromitlab
Bring several coats. Hope you like hoddish!
SomeDetroitGuy
NE Minnesota or SE Michigan are both awesome places.
METROlD
If you really want to get into it the west coast is really nice. The major cities are great but homelessness is off the charts. And cost of living is too. NYC is cool, but better for young people. Its really noisy. I really like Ann arbor Michigan and Charlottesville Virginia, but the racism is BAD. Washington state is currently rated with the general highest overall quality of life, though I would recommend a place just outside of Seattle. Again because of the homelessness and cost of living.
tacoperrito
I emigrated away from southern Minnesota. People aren’t as nice as they’re cracked up to be.
tautaula
Hey, some of us are! You just won't find us because we're also introverts and we don't have the spoons to be out.
MajMalfunction2
NooPogodi
Just come to Canada
theskepticinme
Mild summers. Lots of winter
joot
Are you from Scandinavia? I’m pretty sure that’s what all the Scandinavian immigrants decided.
kusuriya
its live near a major metropolitan area unless you want to LARP the handmaidens tale.
Fuzzlebutt
It's full of furries. Do it.
springer57
I'm from Minnesota. I go to NE MN to go to the boundary waters every year. Absolutely wonderful place.
ToSisPoS
Manitoba?
LullabyJones
It’s a very rad, but very cold, place. But you’d be most welcome, wherever you came from.
GentryFriedRichFillets
Benefit of also being the only state to not go for Reagan in 1984.
cyberimg
Oh, doubling down on the tease are we?
DSREX
Who knew they had it right that ol Ronnie was already half out the door mentally and everyone around him knew it.
And that does not even touch his criminal stuff. Just a bunch of "I dont recall".
THey should of impeached him but he was the most popular president since Ike. Everyone knew he was untouchable.
PutItInNeutral
*immigrate to somewhere, emigrate from somewhere
FetaForMoses
Just say migrate to be safe
ParallelParkingInABurka
Or better yet, just say "move" - thus snipping any grammar debates right in the butt.
ParallelParkingInABurka
This keeps coming up and I honestly feel like it's a result of how it's being taught in school - presumably exactly like you just put it. But while that helps to teach school kids the directional difference between the words, it doesn't mean what people seem to take away from it. One can absolutely emigrate FROM somewhere TO somewhere else. If I'm in Germany & about to move to the US, I'm emigrating TO the US.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/emigrate
GutenTagHerrFraulein
Correct
GutenTagHerrFraulein
That is why countries always have a problem with immigrants (people moving into the country) as opposed to emigrants.
DarkSock
Many Americans - perhaps MOST Americans - could not point out where Minnesota was on a blank map.
jimfalconer611
It’s easy to miss! All tucked away down there….
PixelSprite64
It would take me a solid minute to find it on a labeled map.
ThedawningofWankershim
It's the chef's hat of the states that make up the shape of a man holding a tray of Kentucky fried chicken. I know that only because it also looks sort of like a crunched up soda can. MinneSoda
DukeDarkwood
I'm pretty sure I could nail them all, although I always have to think a moment when it comes to VT/NH. (I remember it by remembering Champy is Vermont's, and that lake is on the border with New York. Yes, this is a dumb mnemonic. But it works.)
Then again, I went through school in the '80s and first half of the '90s, back when our education system was at least somewhat educational.
... I don't think I can name all 50 state capitals anymore, and that makes me sad. I hope I can still get >30.
LionelOu
Just need to listen to this 40-50 times a day for a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUDDaEOvuY
DukeDarkwood
If that is not Wakko Warner, I will be sad.
... ... ...
NARRATOR: He was not sad.
FoxPesdassi
Oh really. Let's see how well YOU do: https://www.xkcd.com/2868/
DarkSock
Oh, I am for sure one of those Americans who cannot point out Minnesota on a blank map…
cyberimg
Got all 58 correct. Did have to cram a few extra North- and South in there for some weird reason though.
FoxPesdassi
ALL of them? Even Extra Virginia and Elevenessee?
IAmTheBadW01f
Don't forget West Vermhampshire
bbraunImgur
Took me awhile to get Georolina.