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Re:In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight... by snarfy on Saturday July 14, 2018 @09:48AM (#17530334)
The argument I've heard is that politicians wouldn't bother campaigning or making improvements to any of the states with low population. It's political welfare.
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Re:In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight... by theoh on Saturday July 14, 2018 @10:36AM (#17530495)
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_and_pocket_boroughs and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apportionment_(politics) for some discussion of this issue.
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