A SCOTUS Opening

[BmorePat87]

(10-28-2020, 01:40 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: How about the will of the people over the geographical size of the USA?

 I don't want 3 or 4 major coastal cities deciding every election which is what would happen is the EC is done away with.  3/4+ of the Country is Red.

I wonder how our elections would look if each county in the USA got 1 electoral vote.  Based on a quick look at the map, Dems would not be winning anything anytime soon.
https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/01/08/electoral-college-best-method-presidential-elections-wozniak/2514497002/

NY is actually a very red state controlled by a few Dem cities unfortunately.  Almost 7/8 of NY is red, yet we are controlled by Dems.
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2016/11/11/nys-election-map-becomes-familiar/93664010/

I didn't post the links for the articles, I posted them for the maps.  Didn't even look at the articles.

As I said, I’m not suggesting that our federal system is invalid or invalidates any electoral victory, but will of the people is a matter of majority or plurality of the electorate. Those coastal areas contain more people.

With regards to your county statement, counties are not identical in size. While New York may have many red counties, the population isn’t spread evenly. That’s why their state legislature is roughly 2-1 Democrat over Republican and why Clinton had +22%.

Per your idea, Congressional districts are closer to being even, so that would make more sense. If you end gerrymandering then that’s a solid idea.