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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by rmk on Saturday April 29, 2023 @02:09AM (#35750465)
In America, land can vote, although not in the Presidential election. The Senate.
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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by jjeaff on Saturday April 29, 2023 @02:40AM (#35750607)
Still not land voting. Seeing as RI gets the same number of votes as AK. And both senate candidates are selected by popular vote in the state, so even if most of the state is red, big blue cities can swing the vote.
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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by jack_squat on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:29AM (#35751155)
RI has the same approximate population as AK. What people mean when they say land votes, is AK compared to NY. AK has a population of < 1M while NY has a population of > 8 million. Proportionally, Alaskans have > 8x the representation in the senate that New Yorkers have.
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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by jjeaff on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:24PM (#35776992)
I haven't heard people say "land votes" (except in this thread). Only, "land doesn't vote".
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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by rmk on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:49PM (#35758037)
Not a proportional vote but a territorial vote nonetheless.
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Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership by lotsofpulp on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:13AM (#35751601)
It is the same in the presidential election, since number of electoral votes from the state includes number of senators.
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