[Vision2020] If the Democrats were to gain a majority in the U.S. House and Senate in November . . .

[Kenneth Marcy]

Since low population states have more per-capita power in the Senate,
Birdsell's suggested demographic shift is not good news for those who
would like to remove the Electoral College from the Constitution because
low population states would have more incentive to vote against the
change.  If the Electoral College is to be removed, sooner rather than
later is preferable.



*Ken*



On 03/05/2018 10:39 AM, Ron Force wrote:
> Since 
> ​conviction needs a 2/3rds vote by the senate, Trump has nothing to
> worry about. The rest of us...well...
>
>   * 178.4 *180.8* million people are represented by
>     the 48 *49* senators who caucus with the Democrats.
>   * 144.1 *141.7* million people are represented by
>     the 52 *51* senators who caucus with the Republicans.
>
> Buried at the bottom of a recent column
> <https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-variedand-globalthreats-confronting-democracy-1511193763>,
> the Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Seib relayed a nugget of data he’d
> picked up.
>
> “David Birdsell, dean of the school of public and international
> affairs at Baruch College, notes that by 2040, about 70% of Americans
> are expected to live in the 15 largest states,” Seib wrote. “They will
> have only 30 senators representing them, while the remaining 30% of
> Americans will have 70 senators representing them.”
>
>
> ​
>
> On Mar 5, 2018 8:23 AM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com
> <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>
>     . . . How soon after they are sworn in (in January) will
>     impeachment proceedings begin?
>
>     I’m guessin’ that, if the Democrats do gain such a majority,  the
>     U.S. Congress ( for the first time in history) will convene every
>     day through the holiday break, including Christmas day.  Trump
>     won’t be available, though.  He’ll be busy packing his bags for
>     his move to Moscow (the one in Russia).
>
>     Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
>     "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>     http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>       
>     Tom Hansen
>     Moscow, Idaho
>       
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