Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-225 days agoYSK that if US housing and population projections hold, the Electoral College map will change after the 2030 census. lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageYSK that if US housing and population projections hold, the Electoral College map will change after the 2030 census. lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-225 days agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoIt’s incredible to me just how many people don’t even know it’s a thing! Schools still just uncritically teach that the house has proportional representation, but it simply doesn’t!
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoIt has proportional representation, it’s just really big portions.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoNo, a vote is literally worth more in Iowa than it is in California. It’s not proportional.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoEach vote is approximately equal in the house which is the proportional body.
It’s incredible to me just how many people don’t even know it’s a thing! Schools still just uncritically teach that the house has proportional representation, but it simply doesn’t!
It has proportional representation, it’s just really big portions.
No, a vote is literally worth more in Iowa than it is in California. It’s not proportional.
Each vote is approximately equal in the house which is the proportional body.