We should correct the failure of the war of 1812 so that Vancouver can vote in American elections.

Just remember for much of the Post WWII era, Congress AND the Senate, and fairly often the presidency was held by the Democrats. It is only really in the wake of the post end of gold standard that the Republican party saw growth in it's numbers, basically in lock step with inflation. And I don't mean inflation approved by government made up CPI numbers that are doctored through changing methodology to promote as close to the supposed golden value of 2%, when if we look at most of history the real golden number for inflation was somewhere around 0%. The only benefactors of ending the gold standard were the wealthy. The major benefactors of free trade agreements were the wealthy. The only benefactors of shipping manufacturing to China was Western Governments hell bent on isolating the Soviet Union, when - that was hardly necessary, and practically speaking ineffective.

When people talk about gerrymandering, and so many other issues: What I start to see is a planned distraction, one masking a much older, deeper, and more fundamental truth that eats and rots the foundation.

Pure Fiat has been disastrous for productivity in the West. And that too has been disastrous for birth rates that again, fall in lock step starting with the oil crisis - and continuing on with disastrous fiscal policy, followed by export of good well paying blue collar jobs to foreign nations - removing the value creation from the local economy, and handing it to nations who politically are opposed to the wests way of life.

The only people who were wanting to change that in some way - got assassinated.

Mostmaps people use to make some point, especially some political point, turn out to just be population density maps.

This doesnt check out because the earth is flat and space isnt real

Yes indeed.

All votes should count as one. Just the idea that the votes of some people values more than others is undemocratic by principle. It's not the winner of the state that should decide as one state may have more people than others. What is democratic and must be placed is the TOTAL of votes is what must count.

We can count can't you?so why do any other way? The only reason one may want otherwise is because he or she thinks he or she may have something to gain with this crooked system

I never really understood the Rick and Morty joke until your comment: https://youtu.be/-ck-NLG_vIA.

~~Land~~ People owners were the original voters

FTFY

Kind of?

The electoral college is no longer functioning as designed, and so voters in certain less populated areas have slightly more weight per vote than those in heavily populated areas. Only because the number of districts was artificially capped. So some districts have more people than several states do.

States also get two bonus votes for some reason.

The argument was that if someone posed a genuine threat to democracy and had a chance at winning the popular vote, the delegates could step in and vote for someone else.

A consequence of that, is that exactly the opposite can happen too.

Yeah, this meme is backwards if it's supposed to be explaining the electoral college.