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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by cloudjacker on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:16PM (#11717512)
It is a waste of energy. Yes it is quaint that people actually fought for this right, now logically, you should realize this is unnecessary duplication of efforts, and you have suggested that there should be no problem increasing that unnecessary duplication of effort.

Some people, and their entities, are more influential than others and will always be. The popular vote has limited utility.

This observation has nothing to do with alternative forms of governance. This observation is simply that here and now, there are better rules you can play by than even caring about the popular vote one bit.

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by burkaman on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:32PM (#11717638)
Ok, I think we understand each other. If you know of some study that shows the current voting population is representative of the total population, I would be interested in seeing it.
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