Thread: So now I don't get a vote?
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Old 04-03-2007, 03:31 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Prudence View Post
Because it's the states electing a leader, and not a general population?
Excellent point!

But it ignores the fact that the federal gov't has grabbed more than its fair share of power since the system was designed, and so we may already be past a point of being able to pretend that the states are so autonomous - the power has already shifted.
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