Lifting the 435 seat limit on the size of the U.S. House would make the Electoral College fairer.

[eniwetok]

53. I beg to differ...

California has plenty of cards to play in this game of chicken. First they have the MORAL cause. They would not be threatening secession for the immoral cause of slavery. They are the largest population state in the nation and its citizens are treated poorly in our antidemocratic system. Any citizen in CA has a 1/70 size the vote for the Senate than any citizen in WY... and 1/3 the size of a vote for president. They contribute more in taxes than they get back from Washington (about 87% less). Many states would suffer without California transferring wealth to them. They have a massive economy, a coast with ports, etc. I suspect that once CA stood up for democratic principles people in other large population states might also realize they're not treated well in our system.

The fact is our system is antidemocratic and virtually reformproof. Much of it was designed to protect slavery. Not ONE of the core antidemocratic features of our system has ever been reformed because the small population states have a complete veto over the process. States with a mere 18% of the US population get 52% of the seats in the Senate and states with 4% can block any amendment. It will take a constitutional crisis to ever force this system to enact reforms.