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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by triceratops on Thursday July 09, 2020 @03:13PM (#23783907)
It was a necessary compromise to get 3/4 of the first thirteen states to ratify the constitution. I'm not saying it's great now, just pointing out why it exists.
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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by drewmate on Thursday July 09, 2020 @04:41PM (#23784926)
It's ironic, isn't it? Our system was designed as a compromise, and has resulted in compromise becoming essentially impossible (or at least unpalatable.)

It's amazing that it worked for as long as it did.

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