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Ever since that fateful "Cows Don't Vote" US Supreme Court decision of 45 years ago, lead by Chief Justice and former CA Governor who was drunk with power and who President Ike said was his biggest mistake in office... Rural Americans are truly a "Powerless People," suffering taxation with no proper geographic (property rights) representation.

Can you imagine a US Senate with only ONE US Senator representing 7 western States? CA Citizens in LA County have access to 13 State Senators, while CA Citizens in 13 Northern CA Counties have only ONE State Senator in Sacramento. The same imbalance is true in every State Senate across this nation, except in NE.

I believe strongly in "One Person, One Vote" and that is what State Assemblies are for. But their is no balancing or proportional representation, for those who own (and used to contol) large tracts of land, in State Legislatures. With State-Wide Ballot Measures that are "Extreme Measures" the "Blue Zones" are exercising the "Tyranny of the Majority" in "Direct Democrazies" such as CA and other western states!

Now we are faced with a situation where "Cows Can't Vote," but Mountain Lions, Red Legged Frogs and even Fairy Shrimp, or worse yet... Short Nosed Sucker Fish CAN vote the remaining landowners and "In-holders" off the land they used to control. The prime purpose for "ownership" of anything, is control!

Thanks for the ping. I am exercising GREAT self control in not going off in some sarcastic smart-assed reply. I am remembering the way it used to be - summer cattle ranges - cow-camp cabins, hunting, fishing, trail clearing . . . yellow jacket nests, starting at 4:00 AM, ending after sunset . . .

Life is much easier now. Cowboys suck!