Message from @Blackhawk342
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They're representatives of the state.
They're supposed to be reps of the states interests not the states.
Kind of like the EU.
By county CA went Trump, by county CT went Trump, by county NY went Trump
i don't know about that
What are the interests of the state?
they are not strictly representatives of the state, they are representatives of the people in that state, but balanced against population.
where as the house is a balance against the minority
The interests of the states vs the interests of the people as a whole.
Pick a state then
Michigan.
Denial? Thats a state right?
lol
Ok, isnt on of michigan's goals to continue to grow their population by attracting people from other states and responding to the needs of their own residents?
I had to read up a bit. Imagine if each state have the current number of rep as today, but each state was one electoral super district. Example given; everyone in Alabama could vote for everyone there and the 7 candidates with the most votes go to Congress.
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%27s_congressional_districts>
@4AM_critter 🐉 who wins what seats?
Sure, but does that mean that what the reps from detriot want are in the best interests of the state?
They want what are best for their area
Yes, their area, not the state.
Right, which is why you have senators
The elctoral district have 7 seats, you are not locked to any particular geographical subset
Who should be appointed by the state legislature not popular election.
Nope
Yes.
@4AM_critter 🐉 yes, but winner takes all?
Because the people of the state need to have a say in who goes to congress
They do, that's the representive.
@Dennafen isn't stuff like this partly how the EU go into such a mess?
NO. Grenade, imagine 20 persons running for office. The 7 candidates with the most votes get the seats.
@4AM_critter 🐉 so everyone votes on all 7 seats, rather than 1.
@Grenade123 Yes, because they don't have representatives.
I dont want my represetnatives who cant even agree on a budget for my state to decide who gets to represent us in washington
No, you have one vote, and you can only vote for one person.
Because as you said, those locally elected representatives dont care whats best for other areas they only care about their own
@4AM_critter 🐉 okay, all 20 get some percent of the vote. what now? take the top 7?
Yes, but they have to pick one person for six years.
Yes the top seven get he seats.
what happens if less than 7 get votes.
Which is why I dont want them to pick a person, because they dont care about the state as a whole, what they care about is their own re-election