The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
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The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
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Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#2The lack of consequences for misuse of power will doom us all in the end.
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#3Is there a lawsuit?
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#4Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#5The publicly elected can demand respect ... but that generally backfires.
As I recall, 'A Boy and His Dog' was set in Kansas. "Lack Of Respect, Wrong Attitude, Failure To Obey Authority. The farm, immediately."
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#6Reminder that at every level of government your vote is less powerful than someone in some crappy flyover backwater Kansas.
They get more per Capita representation in the House, and electoral college.
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#7Reminder that at every level of government your vote is less powerful than someone in some crappy flyover backwater Kansas. They get more per Capita representation in the House, and electoral college.
That's by design, isn't it? It's supposed to be state representation, not per capita representation.
The problem is that since the main government has amassed more and more power, instead of the main decisions being left to the states.
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#8Reminder that at every level of government your vote is less powerful than someone in some crappy flyover backwater Kansas. They get more per Capita representation in the House, and electoral college.
They get a good bit more disproportionate per capita representation in the senate than in the house.
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#9Reminder that at every level of government your vote is less powerful than someone in some crappy flyover backwater Kansas. They get more per Capita representation in the House, and electoral college.
That's by design, isn't it? It's supposed to be state representation, not per capita representation. The problem is that since the main government has amassed more and more power, instead of the main decisions being left to the states.
No the problem is that the variance in state-to-state population has (and will continue) to grow.
Re: The applause that disrupted nothing – yet still led to an arrest
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's by design, isn't it? It's supposed to be state representation, not per capita representation. The problem is that since the main government has amassed more and more power, instead of the main decisions being left to the states.
No the problem is that the variance in state-to-state population has (and will continue) to grow.
Another problem is that several "small" states can exploit their disproportionate power to pull up the ladder behind them, since any changes to state makeup have to pass the Senate.