Has the constitution ever been morally wrong?
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« Reply #25 on: March 10, 2010, 10:40:04 AM »
« edited: March 10, 2010, 10:42:21 AM by Verily »

The existence of the Senate is a moral wrong. Otherwise, I'm not sure there are any moral wrongs in the Constitution as it is right now.

The Electoral College system is morally wrong too.

How so?

Basically, it's a violation of the "one man, one vote" principle.

How so?

Because a person from Wyoming has over fifty times as much voting power in the Senate as a person from California. (Or a person from Vermont has over thirty times as much voting power in the Senate as a person from Texas because you'll be partisan about it otherwise.)

In other words, effectively, every resident of Wyoming can vote over fifty times, but every resident of California can only vote once.
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« Reply #26 on: March 10, 2010, 12:48:35 PM »

The existence of the Senate is a moral wrong. Otherwise, I'm not sure there are any moral wrongs in the Constitution as it is right now.

The Electoral College system is morally wrong too.

How so?

Basically, it's a violation of the "one man, one vote" principle.

How so?

Because a person from Wyoming has over fifty times as much voting power in the Senate as a person from California. (Or a person from Vermont has over thirty times as much voting power in the Senate as a person from Texas because you'll be partisan about it otherwise.)

In other words, effectively, every resident of Wyoming can vote over fifty times, but every resident of California can only vote once.

Even if the Electoral College was based only on Number of Representatives, it would still be unfair. Simply because someone who wins in Indiana with 90% of the votes and a 80%-turnout gets the same number of EVs as his opponent winning in Tennessee with 51% of the votes and a 30%-turnout. This is totally unfair.
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