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[Chrkeller]

the-pi-guy said:

Chrkeller said:

True, but that is a good thing.  We have a balanced system.  The house is based on population, so large states get more representation, while the senate is 2 per state, giving small states equal representation.  The system works.  Creating a system where 5 states decide all policy is a bad move.

As for not every person has the same opinion...  exactly the point.  Our rules reflect the desire of the people, even when some of us don't like it.    

Does the system work? Is it actually beneficial that smaller states get the same representation as bigger states? This is something that you're taking for granted as being obviously true, when it is neither obvious or necessarily true.

A majority of people can make a bad decision, and a minority of people can make a bad decision. Just because you happen to agree with something, doesn't make it a good decision, and it doesn't mean the system is working.

States don't make decisions, people/individuals in those states do. 

 No one is talking about creating a system where 5 states decide all policy, they're talking about a system where the individuals decide. Arbitrarily deciding that some people's votes shouldn't be worth as much just because they happen to live in a similar place is just arbitrary, it's not fairness.

Large states get more representatives and get more electoral votes.  It just the senate that is 2 per state.  And yes, I think it is a fair system.  And honestly the popular vote for president is nonsense.  If we moved to popular vote, candidates would change their strategy and voters would like change their behaviour.  I think people make the assumption that if we change our system nothing else would change with it. 

Personally I don't agree with the SCOTUS ruling, but we live in a community, I accept not always getting what I want.  And yes, I think the system works, despite being flawed at times.    

And let us be honest...  blue states want protection for abortion...  which will be granted by state law...  red states do not want abortion protection, and their state laws will reflect as such.  So what is the problem?  Each state gets what they want.  

The SCOTUS ruling isn't banning abortion, it is allowing each state to decide.