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matt321 | karma 333 | avg karma 1.76 · 2022-06-28 15:11:56

doesn't need fixing. People in California should not have disproportionate control over people in Wyoming due to their population.

allears | karma 1132 | avg karma 1.29 · 2022-06-28 15:16:50

Doesn't work that way. Wyoming has as much power in the Senate as California, even though it's got a lot fewer people. So, effectively, a single Wyoming voter has a lot more power than a single California voter.

In a true democracy, one person's vote would count just as much as another's. That's not the way it works now.

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AftHurrahWinch | karma 505 | avg karma 2.55 · 2022-06-28 15:25:18

> People in California should not have disproportionate control over people in Wyoming due to their population.

California:

* 1 elector per 721,166 people.

* 1 senator per 19,832,064 people.

Wyoming:

* 1 elector per 194,078 people.

* 1 senator per 291,116 people.

I think you meant people in Wyoming have disproportionate control over people in California.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/electoral-v...

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nh23423fefe | karma 850 | avg karma 1.04 · 2022-06-28 15:46:56

Why are you aggregating people at the state level?

bediger4000 | karma 4590 | avg karma 0.96 · 2022-06-28 17:51:06

To give rural, conservative voters more voting power. It's pretty much that simple, and it's been that way since the constitution was ratified.

car | karma 3712 | avg karma 6.01 · 2022-06-28 20:05:15

This is a myth, explained in more detail here [0].

[0]https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/section_9.1

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Tagbert | karma 3486 | avg karma 1.49 · 2022-06-28 20:31:32

So… to undermine one-person-one-vote and give extra power to some people?