[SierraWasp]

"...these decisions sounded a virtual death knell for effective representation for many small rural communities across America."

"...was subverted in favor of the very tyranny of the whole from which they each had fled."

Eureka! You've been paying attention and found something wonderfully supportive of reversing "Cows don't vote!"

Ever since America has let President Eisenhower's worst mistake (Earl Warren) yank this counter balancing wheel weight off of our left-front wheel, our national vehicle has been bouncing hard LEFT!!!

As far as any community outside the city limits of major metrosexual areas, we're powerless and in the proverbial ditch. You are one of the few people to recognize this and even understand where the wheels REALLY came off of America!!!

In many ways, this has had even more detrimental effects than the ruination of the 10th Amendment when President Eisenhour sent Federalized troops into Alabama to hold a funeral for the 10th Amendment!!!

Thank you forester, for finding this! Now I'm gonna hafta BOOKMARK this thread for posterity!!! (and go check out that link!)

[Carry_Okie]

I would add that the nexus of the entire Federal Convention debate was on the very question forester cited. Thus for Warren to ignore the basis of "the great compromise" (wherein the manner of apportionment of Representatives and Senators was decided) is the kind of fatuous arrogance of which liberals seem uniquely capable.

[forester]

You've been paying attention and found something wonderfully supportive of reversing "Cows don't vote!"

I really wasn't sure of the implications of cows don't vote until I came across this. I have been aware of the "tyranny of the majority" that Madison spoke of in the Federalist Papers, but frankly, did not link this to the Warren decision until yesterday. It was a "the light-bulb came on and I knew we have been had" type of moment to be sure!

I like you're ideas on getting Pacific Legal to take a case that would overturn this horrible decision. I'd bet one could even cite civil rights laws as well as the constitution...something along the lines that rural American minority is being discriminated against by an urban majority.