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moose65

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18. I've read several posts....

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 01:35 PM

Oct 2018

that say something like "in 15 years, half of the population will live in just 15 states." I think we're already there, though: a quick glance at Wikipedia tells me that slightly more than half of the population of the US lives in just 9 states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, and North Carolina. There are 166 million people in those 9 states, and they elect 18 Senators.

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Alaska, Arizona, Maine, and West Virginia contain just over 3% of the U.S. population. [View all] SubjectTrip Oct 2018 OP

I think I read once that Los Angeles County Stargleamer Oct 2018 #1

To go a level deeper, Virginia by political county maps, appears all red. empedocles Oct 2018 #3

All of which just became irrelevant. quakerboy Oct 2018 #35

Yep! moose65 Oct 2018 #14

While NY, CA, FLA, have all of 6 Senators. empedocles Oct 2018 #2

To say nothing of our nonsensical primary scheduling traditions. sandensea Oct 2018 #22

It's mind boggling to me that Cali or NY doesn't take charge of this. Ligyron Oct 2018 #26

Isn't it though. sandensea Oct 2018 #36

Would requiring a supermajority help, or Ilsa Oct 2018 #4

Either that or let the States be Autonomous MarcA Oct 2018 #5

It's time for the issue of the make up of the senate to get more people angry Johonny Oct 2018 #6

I agree n/t dajoki Oct 2018 #7

Senate reps could be based on size of largest states BSdetect Oct 2018 #8

Yep. Scurrilous Oct 2018 #9

A Parliamentary system would have rammed through ACA repeal in about a month. brooklynite Oct 2018 #10

You may be underestimating Republican ineptness mythology Oct 2018 #12

It would not have been the ACA, it would have been universal health care they would have tried Fred Sanders Oct 2018 #15

It would have produced treestar Oct 2018 #17

and if the vote was in the House instead of the Senate? Jersey Devil Oct 2018 #11

It will be different next year louis c Oct 2018 #25

Add in Wyoming and I wonder if they would be less than 3% of the population eleny Oct 2018 #13

More in proportion treestar Oct 2018 #19

Wyoming, SD, ND and Alaska combined NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #24

Very true treestar Oct 2018 #16

I've read several posts.... moose65 Oct 2018 #18

I think by 2040 Alpeduez21 Oct 2018 #33

That also impacts gerrymandering in House districts. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #40

Half of the Senators (25 states worth) are elected by 18% of the US population. RockRaven Oct 2018 #20

Bill Maher often makes that reference about population and representation. pdsimdars Oct 2018 #21

I wonder how much the population of Maine and Alaska compare to Maricopa County in AZ sweetloukillbot Oct 2018 #23

Thought The Same Thing When Flake Made His Move DallasNE Oct 2018 #27

Reminds me of Trump winning the election because of a very small number of votes n/t budkin Oct 2018 #28

Changing to a parliamentary system is not constitutionally possible standingtall Oct 2018 #29

When we get some actual power Puerto Rico needs to be a state. Ligyron Oct 2018 #30

We should expand the court first standingtall Oct 2018 #31

But wait, there's more. MarvinGardens Oct 2018 #32

Pretty sure states cannot secede from states standingtall Oct 2018 #38

It has happened a few times. MarvinGardens Oct 2018 #39

Those were all before the civil war standingtall Oct 2018 #41

So agree! zentrum Oct 2018 #34

Wouldn't be so bad if the house hadn't been warped Bradical79 Oct 2018 #37