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Subject: Re: article: The United States Redrawn with 50
Equal-Population States
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:43:18 -0500
From: Mark A. Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
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If all members of Congress are proportional by population, then why
preserve a bicameral legislature at all? Why not just get rid of the
Senate? :-)
John Nance Garner, in 1930 when House Minority Leader, suggested
something along these lines (just for Texas, though). Divide Texas (one
of the big states that felt it got cheated in the Senate) into five
states (Texas, North Texas, East Texas, etc.). Go from 2 to 10 Senators.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,739302,00.html
--Mark
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Mark A. Thomas, Map, GIS, & Federal Documents Librarian
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Angie Cope wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: article: The United States Redrawn with 50
> Equal-Population
> States
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:47:29 -0800 (PST)
> From: MARZIO VENEMAN <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Dear subscribers Map-Listserv,
>
> With reference to a recent news release, I take pleasure informing you
> as follows:
>
> The United States Redrawn with 50
> Equal-Population States
>
>
>
> http://www.worldsstrangest.com/neatorama/the-united-states-redrawn-with-50-equal-population-states/
>
>
>
>
> &
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>
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> http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/24/the-united-states-redrawn-with-50-equal-population-states/
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>
>
>
> Etcetery.
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>
>
> "
>
> This map is the creation of Neil Freeman, who noted that the current 50
> states have populations ranging from a half million to 33 million.
>
> This Electoral Reform Map redivides the territory of the United
> States into 50 bodies of equal size – 281,421,906 divided by 50 is
> 5,616,997. This map shows one possible way to redraw the fifty
> states… The map was laid out with no political orientation or
> wealth. As a result, states may be favor one or the other parties.
>
> In a U.S. Senate based on this map, each Senator would represent the
> same number of constituents."
>
>
> I trust this information is sufficient for your purposes, in case you
> require any additional details, please do not hesitate to contact the
> undersigned.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Cordiali Saluti
>
>
> Marzio Veneman
> The Netherlands
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