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Old 10-31-2024, 06:39 PM   #23483
calgarygeologist
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Originally Posted by Mathgod View Post
1) A state can be won by as little as 1 vote, even if it's a state where millions upon millions of votes were cast. That is a statistical tie; the two candidates are for all intents and purposes supported equally in the state. And yet, all the electors go to the "winner" of that state. Voters on the "losing" side are therefore extremely disenfranchised.

2) The constitution says that every man and woman is born equal. A system that makes a vote in one state weigh more heavily than a vote in another state, is directly contradictory to that foundational principle.
Nvm. I was confusing voting at the state level and President.

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