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jg10003

(1,057 posts) Mon Oct 15, 2018, 03:31 AM Oct 2018

In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states [View all]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/12/in-about-20-years-half-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.626ff473a780

Eight states will have just under half of the total population of the country, 49.5 percent, according to the Weldon Cooper Center’s estimate. The next eight most populous states will account for an additional fifth of the population, up to 69.2 percent — meaning that the 16 most populous states will be home to about 70 percent of Americans.

This means that 70% of the population will be represented by 32% of the senate. A handful of rural white right wing republicans will make the laws for everyone. Presidents who lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote will become the norm. And all this will happen even if trump is impeached and a Dem is elected in 2020.

How long can such a system survive?

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In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states [View all] jg10003 Oct 2018 OP

North Carolina? violetpastille Oct 2018 #1

No, not Washington state, horrible here, cloudy, rainy, cold. Canoe52 Oct 2018 #9

Its awful MFM008 Oct 2018 #11

I loved it... The Conductor Oct 2018 #12

...well HALF the state..the other half is dry desert and mtns... samnsara Oct 2018 #13

Ha ha ha. WA-03 Here. I welcome all newbies. Especially Democrats. violetpastille Oct 2018 #14

That's right. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #25

:)))))))))))))))) pangaia Oct 2018 #26

You know what else is happening in 20 years... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2

The central states of the US are running out of groundwater. Farming there will die. DetlefK Oct 2018 #4

And why aren't they concerned? BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #22

Because them elitist hoity-toity scientists are saying that. And you can't trust them. DetlefK Oct 2018 #29

Exactly! nt Duppers Oct 2018 #8

Also around that time demographic change will make us a majority minority nation. brush Oct 2018 #28

I just had that conversation with my neighbor. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #30

That's got to end though. Even now in some states there are more POC babies born... brush Oct 2018 #31

I wish it would happen in my lifetime. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #32

The US needs a constitutional amendment to change the number of Senators per State. DetlefK Oct 2018 #3

This will never happen only my opinion Oct 2018 #5

Exactly! 2naSalit Oct 2018 #6

And the current Supreme Court certainly wouldn't provide any support. JudyM Oct 2018 #18

Yes, ND, SD, ID. MT and a few others should get only 1 Senator. Better... machoneman Oct 2018 #15

That's pretty much what the House is about 2naSalit Oct 2018 #19

Well, seems we're forgetting one giant elephant in the room... 2naSalit Oct 2018 #7

How long would a system last that puts one State above another? Deb Oct 2018 #10

Tyranny of the minority Maven Oct 2018 #17

The system that we have isn't sustainable Maven Oct 2018 #16

My how depressingly myopic. 2naSalit Oct 2018 #20

LOL. Maven Oct 2018 #21

The answer to stop the EC from continuing to do harm to the country like they did cstanleytech Oct 2018 #23

the national popular vote interstate compact may fix electoral college, but senate will be yurbud Oct 2018 #24

Then you do not leave it to the low populations states to decide, you break the big ones. StTimofEdenRoc Oct 2018 #27