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OldBaldy1701E

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27. So, to play devils advocate.

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:11 AM

23 hrs ago

Then, why would the small states do that (or anything) when they are not being equally represented in the Congress, and therefore have no way to advocate for themselves within it?

It is not equality when the large states have all the leverage. Regardless of that fact, each state should have an equal say in our society.

If we don't want equality, then we need to stop touting it as a virtue of the nation and lying about our reverence of it.

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