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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by zaroth on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @06:37PM (#20762671)
A representative democracy by definition means that each vote does not count exactly equally.

My point is that while the current setup probably dilutes CA liberals voting power the most in terms of the EC, there are other ways the system works that is particularly empowering to CA liberals.

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by devdas on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:03PM (#20763286)
Such as?
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by zaroth on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:13PM (#20763358)
I don’t want to be repetitive with my other comments, but I think a good example is environmental regulations CA passes for automobiles effectively setting standards for the country.
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by travisjungroth on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:57PM (#20763639)
That’s the free market, not government. Companies choose to make vehicles CA compliant. Any other examples?
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