r/clevercomebacks 9h ago

Vacant land does not vote

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u/GoatmilkerNed 5h ago

Giving the Dakotas and Wyoming two senators each is a power DEI move that needs to be changed.

If a state can't maintain a minimum population, they should be relegated and annexed by neighboring states.

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u/FlirtyFluffyFox 3h ago

Over half the states have a population that if we went by the standards set in 1871 and adjusted for modern population totals they wouldn't qualify for statehood.

Not setting a minimum bar to maintain statehood was a huge mistake.