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genxlib

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10. You're just counting wrong
Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:23 AM
Apr 2021

They only count "Real Americans"

After all, the counting of slaves as 3/5ths was a compromise. The White Supremacist Caucus didn't want to count them at all.

Yes, and here's from today's always-excellent Heather Cox Richardson missive soothsayer Apr 2021 #1
A history lesson, no doubt. Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #2
bigger than Vermont too, and almost as big as North Dakota and Alaska Celerity Apr 2021 #3
Nice graph. Thanks for posting!! Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #5
yw! cheers Celerity Apr 2021 #6
Not clear that there's anyone here who needs convincing. brooklynite Apr 2021 #4
Very true.. Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #8
And the population of Puerto Rico is bigger than 6 of these states COMBINED. mackdaddy Apr 2021 #7
I thought about adding PR to this OP.. Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #9
You're just counting wrong genxlib Apr 2021 #10
I fully agree and get the sarcasm! Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #13
No, the white suprmacist cuacus as you call them Darwins_Retriever Apr 2021 #15
My bad genxlib Apr 2021 #17
If we dropped the electoral college and did one person, one vote it would be a lot easier than this. flying_wahini Apr 2021 #11
Yes, I'm so on board with this!! nt Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #12
So you'd deny representation to a few million if the EC was dropped? Kaleva Apr 2021 #14
Not really. Salviati Apr 2021 #22
True. But DC has a lot of Black people who count as only 3/5 of white Wyomingites, so ... StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #16
And no antelope. Historic NY Apr 2021 #18
Population of Monaco (a sovereign state): 39,242. mwooldri Apr 2021 #19
Vermont too. George II Apr 2021 #20
I think a strong argument exists for Puerto Rico statehood as well jobendorfer Apr 2021 #21
Should all the other cities with populations over 700k be granted statehood as well? cstanleytech Apr 2021 #23
Cities are already parts of a state and their citizens are represented. Imallin4Joe Apr 2021 #24
They would Zeitghost Apr 2021 #25
Making DC part of Maryland or Virginia would cstanleytech Apr 2021 #26
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