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Mead posted...

Rural areas should not have anywhere close to the same representation, because there are fewer people there.

in democracy people are what matter, not areas of land

Which has the potential to create a country where non-urban living sucks because those living outside of urban areas effectively have no political voice. Yeah, it means individuals' interests aren't necessarily represented democratically, but it allows groups' interests to be, which is arguably a more effective way to run a country. In theory, at least. Again, the actual execution leaves a lot to be desired, particularly where the whole distinction between federal, state, and municipal jurisdictions should already allow for different regions to be governed differently if that's what will work better for them.

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