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Storr
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« on: April 20, 2020, 08:18:32 PM »

I feel like the basic Senate set up should be kept as it is, but bigger states given a third Senate seat to give the body at least a little bit of proportional representation. What the rules for how states get an extra seat, I'm not sure. Give it to the top 5, 10, in population? Give it to states with X (10, 15, 20, 25?) or greater Congressional seats? I feel like giving it to X or greater population (10 million, 20 million) would be less effective since, as the Country's population grows, more and more states will reach that threshold and defeat the purpose of the change.
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Storr
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2020, 04:10:44 PM »

No. If people feel like their states are too large, they should seek to divide their states. Texas's admission to the union had a provision that allowed it to be divided into 5 states for example.
I'm still confused as to why Californian division hasn't gained greater popular support. The population centers and geographical features of California make it fairly easy to divide North and South.
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