Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: ethom
We need an amendment that eliminates the requirement that no new states shall be formed from existing states.

These big-cities are ruining the rest of the states. Either give Upstate NY their own state, or have a state electoral college system where the winner of Governor or Senator must win a majority of counties within that state. It's ridiculous for NYC to hold sway over the rest of the state.

11 posted on 04/07/2018 5:58:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

And NYS is billions in debt. Where the heck Nixon thinks she’d get the money to pay for all this largesse is behind me.

Maybe this is just a big put-up job and she’s running to make Cuomo look more acceptable.


13 posted on 04/07/2018 6:01:32 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“... Either give Upstate NY their own state, or have a state electoral college system where the winner of Governor or Senator must win a majority of counties within that state. ...”

That’s good idea!
How are the NYS senate districts allocated by land area or population?

I could be wrong on this, but I bet it’s by population. Which I think is due to a 1960s USSC ruling. It should be by land area. That would dilute the effect of NYC.


16 posted on 04/07/2018 6:04:07 PM PDT by Reily
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson