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Harvard Law Review paper suggests radical proposal that divides D.C. into 127 new states to eliminate Electoral College
Remember, Noted 'The people should not tolerate a system that is manifestly unfair; they should instead fight fire with fire, and use the unfair provisions of the Constitution to create a better system.' As it stands, every state has two senators that carry votes equally. However, the issue is that voters in less-populated states have more influence over what happens in Congress than those in more-populated states. Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson noted: 'Can we forget for whom we are forming a government? Is it for men, or for the imaginary beings called states?' However, according to the report, 'States do not have interests independent of the people who live in them, so equal numbers of people ought to be entitled to an equal number of representatives.' And the problem of unequal representation seems to get worse. There are more Americans living in larger states, yet are at a disadvantage in terms of federal representation. Data predicts that by 2040, 40 percent of the population will like in just five states. Half of the population will be represented by just sixteen senators and the other by eighty-four. For the first time ever, nearly half of the bills and nominations passing the Senate were supported by senators representing less than half of the population ‐ this is where the proposal comes into play. 'An 'easier' way to amend the Constitution would be for Congress to admit a large number of new states whose congressional representatives would reliably ally with the existing majority in sufficient numbers to propose and ratify new amendments fixing the problem of unequal representation,' reads the document. Because Congress can admit new states with a simple majority, this would provide a more attainable political threshold.' Posted by: Besoeker 2020-01-19 |
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