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To: American in Israel

You are confused. That section is not about who becomes president, it is about how many representatives each state gets. They get representatives in proportion to their population, that is what this section is about. However, if, in a federal election, they deny the vote to a portion of their citizens, then that state loses representatives in proportion to those denied the vote. This was so that, if southern states denied the vote to black citizens, they could not use those black citizens to increase their representation in Congress. The days of 3/5 of a person were over.


2,254 posted on 12/14/2020 10:00:36 PM PST by Defiant (If the Media and Social Media are going to run things, when do we get to vote for them?)
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To: Defiant

:: The days of 3/5 of a person were over. ::

Until 2020.
Antrim County converted votes from trump to Biden at a 3:5 clip.


2,373 posted on 12/15/2020 4:00:22 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (If there be WAR in the offing, let it begin HERE. With ME.)
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To: Defiant

Thanks for the interesting background, my post was sarcastic. Padding the representative totals with illegal migrants however does not make them legal citizens.


2,513 posted on 12/15/2020 7:43:42 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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