1992 Electoral Vote ratios

[Mike Ossipoff]

DEMOREP1 at aol.com writes:
> 
> S    TPV        EV    TPV/EV (low to high)


Yes, these disparitiess in individual voting power should be brought
out. Actually, it's worse than that, because, if you use the populations
on which the current apportionment (& therefore the electoral allotment)
is based, then there voters in different states differ, in their
individual voting power, by a factor of 3.45 rather than just 3.08.
In evaluating the system, it's reasonable to use the populations on
which the apportionment is based.

I thought it was supposed to be "1-person-1-vote", rather than
"me 1 vote, you 3 votes". If a _state_ violated 1-person-1-vote
that flagrantly, it wouldn't get away with it for long, and would
be found in violation of the Constitution (the equal protection clause?).

And the fact that the electoral college is in the Consitution doesn't
mean that it can't violate the Constitution & be unconstitutional.
The Constitution initially provided for the return of escaped slaves,
but now it's well-established that slavery violates other parts of the
Constitution in a big way & would be unconstitutional. So the 
Constitution's initial provison for the electoral college could be
considered (because it is) wrong, and in violation of individual
rights, and obsolete & inappropriate for now, as is the Constitution's
initial provision for return of escaped slaves.

Demorep, shouldn't this table also be posted to ER? But clarify
the meanings of the symbols in the column headings, at the
beginning of the message, rather than defining them at the end,
after the table.

Mike






> 
> WY  199,884  3  66,628
> DC  227,572  3  75,857
> AK  258,506  3  86,169
> HI  372,842  4  93,210
> DE  289,620  3  96,540
> VT  289,701  3  96,567
> ND  308,133  3  102,711
> SD  336,254  3  112,085
> RI  453,365  4  113,341
> NM  569,986  5  113,997
> ID  482,114  4  120,528
> NV  506,318  4  126,580
> NH  537,215  4  134,304
> WV  683,677  5  136,735
> MT  410,583  3  136,861
> MS  981,793  7  140,256
> NE  737,546  5  147,509
> UT  743,998  5  148,800
> SC  1,228,912  8  153,614
> AR  950,653  6  158,442
> ME  679,499  4  169,875
> OK  1,390,359  8  173,795
> GA  2,321,133  13  178,549
> TN  1,982,638  11  180,240
> AZ  1,486,975  8  185,872
> NC  2,611,850  14  186,561
> KY  1,492,900  8  186,612
> AL  1,688,060  9  187,562
> IN  2,305,871  12  192,156
> TX  6,154,018  32  192,313
> KS  1,157,236  6  192,873
> IA  1,354,607  7  193,515
> CO  1,569,180  8  196,148
> VA  2,558,665  13  196,820
> MD  1,984,580  10  198,458
> LA  1,790,017  9  198,891
> CT  1,616,156  8  202,020
> CA  11,131,721  54  206,143
> WA  2,287,565  11  207,960
> OR  1,462,643  7  208,949
> NY  6,926,481  33  209,893
> FL  5,314,392  25  212,576
> PA  4,959,810  23  215,644
> MO  2,391,270  11  217,388
> NJ  3,343,594  15  222,906
> IL  5,050,157  22  229,553
> WI  2,531,114  11  230,101
> MA  2,773,664  12  231,139
> MN  2,347,948  10  234,795
> OH  4,939,967  21  235,237
> MI  4,274,673  18  237,482
>       
> Total  104,447,415  538  194,140
> S=State, TPV= 1992 Total President Votes, EV= Electoral Votes, TPV/EV =
> ratio.
> Note the obvious bias towards the small States and D.C.
> I repeat- the Electoral College is totally corrupt.
> 
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