tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post2539433810162498453..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: About the Weighted VoteCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-33567093395638771192012-08-22T16:30:44.574-04:002012-08-22T16:30:44.574-04:00The fact is that many people have been discussing ...The fact is that many people have been discussing this issue for many years. In fact it was discussed after the 2000 census, but was not addressed. Maybe it was too difficult to come up with an easy fix. Don Moore is correct to seek clarification from the Attorney General's office. victorinhudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727070764427725170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-9471282526359991142012-08-22T15:41:57.242-04:002012-08-22T15:41:57.242-04:00Yes this is the same reason/logic for the Electora...Yes this is the same reason/logic for the Electoral College, and the result thank goodness is that we have a republic, not a pure democracy. Pure majority rule has been seen since the Greeks to be inherently tyrannical and unjust against minorities. <br /><br />-- Jock SpivySamuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548850334066788444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-59420734249534838002012-08-22T12:51:02.104-04:002012-08-22T12:51:02.104-04:00The weighted vote is like having half a legislatur...The weighted vote is like having half a legislature. It's as if the US Congress lacked a Senate. <br /><br />Historically, the Senate was founded after the smaller eastern states who'd made all the sacrifices in the war anticipated being trounced by the coming western majorities. <br /><br />Without the US Senate, the Congress would be strictly "weighted." Thank goodness for minority opinions that it is not.<br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com