• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 hours ago

    The entire state of Wyoming has about the same number of residents as Milwaukee (~600,000)

    Wyoming gets 2 Senators. 1 House Rep.

    Milwaukee gets 0, 0.

    Washington DC has roughly 10% more residents than Wyoming/Milwaukee.

    They get 0 Senators, 0 House Reps.

    Puerto Rico has about 3.2 million residents.

    0 Senators. 0 House Reps.

    … There are roughly 2.15x more cows than people in Wyoming.

    Conclusion: Demote Wyoming back to territory, upgrade at least Puerto Rico to State.

    • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      All those places would vote blue so no way would “they” “allow” them to have voting power.

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        7 hours ago

        So what are we gonna do? Accept the fait accompli? Yeah, with that attitude, nothing is gonna change for sure.

      • vortic@lemmy.world
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        10 hours ago

        States with larger cattle populations than human populations include: South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Iowa. The state with the highest ratio is South Dakota (about 4 to 1) while Wyoming is third (about 2.5 to 1).