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In which case, the Senate ought to be proportional to population. Equal state representation is a vestige of a constitutional order that no longer exists. — PolitiTweet.org

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In any case my view is that the 17th Amendment fundamentally changed the nature of the Senate, making each senator a representative of a portion of the public rather than a kind of ambassador for their respective state. — PolitiTweet.org

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This notably frustrated Madison and the other nationalists to no end, and you’ll note that he doesn’t even attempt to defend it in Federalist no. 62. He calls equal state representation the “lesser evil.” https://t.co/5d5TgvAldO — PolitiTweet.org

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Equal state representation exists less for any particular theoretical reason and more because it was part of the government under the Articles and a number of small state delegates just did not want to give up the veto power that came with it. — PolitiTweet.org

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…but the principle divides between the states had more to do with slavery and commerce than they did population. And of course they would! The US in 1787 was mostly an agrarian society of small landowners and farmers. There were no real cities to speak of. — PolitiTweet.org

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It was generally understood that the big states did not really share any interests as big states and the small states did not really share any interests as small states. There was some concern about “consolidation” of the states, and of larger states grabbing territory… — PolitiTweet.org

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But I want to say this is all besides the point, because “equal representation of states was a wise decision to keep the big states from dominating the small ones” is mostly a myth. — PolitiTweet.org

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They were aware of population sizes in the broadest and most general terms — they knew Virginia was the largest and that Delaware was the smallest, for instance — but beyond that, there was no detailed knowledge of the respective populations of the states. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidRadcliff: As a wheelchair user, I occasionally find myself going downhill at a speed that can be difficult to control. That’s why,… — PolitiTweet.org

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it would immediately be the only thing i hear from him for the next month — PolitiTweet.org

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in the mood for some devo but i also don’t want to listen on the home speakers for fear of putting the lyric “i think i’m only a spud boy” into my three-year-old’s brain — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @petapixel: The banquet camera was used in the early 1900s for photographing large groups in formal gatherings. Peter Gruber is one of t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IlhanMN: https://t.co/dQFwfOeJVE — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho “Life of the mother” in France includes mental or emotional distress. — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho despite it being explained to you multiple times you still do not seem to understand. in france, abortion is effectively available into the third trimester. — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho because as soon as you actually describe the actual status quo of abortion care in france, it is clearly and obviously more accessible and more available than anywhere in the united states, illustrating the extent to which week-bans don’t tell the whole picture of accessibility. — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho i have no idea what “pro-choice groups” would think but if the price of a fully-fledged social safety net including publicly funded reproductive health care was a nominal and easily avoided 15 week abortion ban, then yeah, i would take that in a minute. — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho everything you’re saying gives off the vibe of someone who has very strong opinions but very poor analytical skills — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho no, they are talking about how restrictive access to abortion is. that is what the conversation is about. — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho i’m sorry, this is all very very stupid — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho and you find it disingenuous because, what, pro-choice groups in an entirely different political and social context aren’t proposing that *completely unobtainable equilibrium* as a compromise? — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho you find it disingenuous to state the easily observable fact that the french abortion regime is not in fact as restrictive as mississippi because of the ease of access to health care and abortion services as well as the easily and readily obtainable exemptions? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mithisa_motho my convictions — a belief in the fundamental reproductive autonomy of all people — are in fact matching my conduct, contempt for people who feign ignorance to advance a reactionary political agenda — PolitiTweet.org

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@mithisa_motho @handheldbanana i said i refused to believe you’re this stupid, if you are, i apologize for not taking you at your word — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana @mithisa_motho yes, why aren’t pro-choice organizations demanding that american conservatives support a comprehensive welfare state and safety net with universal health care and publicly funded abortion services? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mithisa_motho @handheldbanana if it is easier to get an abortion in france than, say, california, despite an ostensibly “stricter” law, then that is extremely relevant to assessing the nature of the restrictions. but again, either you know this and you’re lying, or you can’t grok it and you’re an idiot — PolitiTweet.org

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@mithisa_motho @handheldbanana i refuse to believe you people are this stupid. the question is “how easy or difficult is it to get an abortion in france” and the answer is “very easy because of the nature of the social safety net and the broad range of exemptions provided under french abortion law” — PolitiTweet.org

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@kramerp33 truly a huge loss for the students of georgetown — PolitiTweet.org

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@handheldbanana yes, if the united states limited abortion to 8 weeks with the french health care system and welfare state, as well as broad exemptions for abortion after 8 weeks — assessed through a simple conversation with ones doctor — i think that would be pro-choice win — PolitiTweet.org

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@dgrtgooner you can’t just cordon that off as irrelevant to the larger picture — PolitiTweet.org