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An obvious bait thread...or is it. The framers included an Article for amending the Constitution. And the 14th was ratified. In Reynolds v. Sims, SCOTUS mandated the principle of one man, one vote for House (federal) election representation.
"In Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964), this Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment includes a "one-person, one-vote" principle. This principle requires that, "when members of an elected body are chosen from separate districts, each district must be established on a basis that will insure, as far as is practicable, that equal numbers of voters can vote for proportionally equal numbers of officials."
In 2024, CA had 40 million people and 54 votes for the presidency. One for every 740,740 people.
Twelve small population states with a combined state population of less than 16.5 million people had 53 votes for the Presidency. One for every 310,377 people.
Imo, the Electoral College as currently constructed is unconstitutional and should be removed based on the 14th Amendment and Reynolds v Sims. And yes, an Amendment has removed a portion of the original Constitution before. The 12th Amendment superseded part of Article 2, Section 1.
"In Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964), this Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment includes a "one-person, one-vote" principle. This principle requires that, "when members of an elected body are chosen from separate districts, each district must be established on a basis that will insure, as far as is practicable, that equal numbers of voters can vote for proportionally equal numbers of officials."
In 2024, CA had 40 million people and 54 votes for the presidency. One for every 740,740 people.
Twelve small population states with a combined state population of less than 16.5 million people had 53 votes for the Presidency. One for every 310,377 people.
Imo, the Electoral College as currently constructed is unconstitutional and should be removed based on the 14th Amendment and Reynolds v Sims. And yes, an Amendment has removed a portion of the original Constitution before. The 12th Amendment superseded part of Article 2, Section 1.