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Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by jandrese on Friday June 24, 2022 @03:27PM (#31868146)
I'm not sure what your point is here? You are trying to calculate black voting power without even considering the longstanding and effective black voter suppression efforts in states like Georgia, so it's all academic anyway.

Replacing tyranny of the majority with tyranny of the minority isn't a win.

Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by memling on Friday June 24, 2022 @03:37PM (#31868280)
> I'm not sure what your point is here?

While the EC could "erode voting power" of the majority in favor of minorities we don't like, it may also favor those minorities we do like.

Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by jandrese on Friday June 24, 2022 @05:26PM (#31869547)
It doesn't matter if I like the minority or not, singling them out for more political power makes no sense.
Re:Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade by memling on Friday June 24, 2022 @06:26PM (#31870277)
> It doesn't matter if I like the minority or not, singling them out for more political power makes no sense.

It seems like as a society we have a complicated relationship with this idea. Rights are in principle equal, but power is not equally distributed. Maintaining any balance is a really hard problem.

The electoral college could be a relic of a bygone era whose time is over and done, but I'm not sure that eliminating it is going to reset the balance of power in a way that protects rights more effectively.