From: cubby77267@aol.com   
      
   On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 03:22:46 GMT, Greg Heilers   
    wrote:   
      
   >Loki wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:06:53 GMT, Greg Heilers   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Loki wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> However, a "state" is only a block of land if you take away the   
   >>>> citizens. And when you take the citizens into consideration, the   
   >>>> electoral college gives, as pointed out above, greater weight to the   
   >>>> say of some of the citizens than to others. And personally, as a   
   >>>> citizen of California, it pisses me off that my say in who gets chosen   
   >>>> as President only counts about a third as much as that of an Alaskan.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Loki   
   >>>   
   >>>So, does this mean, that it bothers you that the political weight   
   >>>of your Ms. Boxer, and Ms. Feinstein, is not worth more than the political   
   >>>weight of the two Senators from Alaska?   
   >>   
   >> We are not discussing the Senate though but rather the Electoral   
   >> College. If you cannot stay on topic, perhaps I have wasted enough   
   >> time on you.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Loki   
   >   
   >We were discussing the concept of the weight of your vote, being in   
   >proportion to the population of your state.  Each of your Senator's votes,   
   >in issues on the Senate floor, is of no heavier weight, than the votes   
   >of each of Alaska's Senators.  This is *exactly* the same concept as   
   >the state representation facet of the Electoral College.  It is all part   
   >of the *same* topic.  It is "checks and balances" between those who   
   >advocate political power based solely on population distribution, and those   
   >who advocate equality between state identities.   
      
   Fine. My vote for Senator counts as much as any other Californian   
   voting for Senator. My vote for Representative counts as much as that   
   of anyone else in my district.   
      
   As long as the Electoral College remains in place the same cannot be   
   said of my vote for President.   
      
      
   Loki   
      
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