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a Full House of MAPS

  
By:  Bob Nelson  •  4 years ago  •  8 comments


a Full House of MAPS



State Tax Burdens

French Americans

US Plans for Middle East, 1919

Religions by national subdivision

California in the Electoral College

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Bob Nelson
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1  author  Bob Nelson    4 years ago

Lots of fascination information, here!

We already know that the 1% game the system, but some states are harder to game than others. California is most equitable; Texas and Florida are least equitable... which should surprise no one...

Kavika has told us about French-speakers in northern Michigan. 

In 1919, the creation of a Jewish state was a thing. But apparently not for everyone...

This is apparently the "most common" religion... with no possibility of "none".

The ridiculous wrongness of the Electoral College couldn't be clearer.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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1.1  Gsquared  replied to  Bob Nelson @1    4 years ago
The ridiculous wrongness of the Electoral College couldn't be clearer.

The Electoral College disenfranchises millions of American citizens.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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1.1.1  author  Bob Nelson  replied to  Gsquared @1.1    4 years ago

Yup

 
 
 
Gsquared
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2  Gsquared    4 years ago

Apparently, Texas is in an even worse position than California regarding the Electoral College.

" In Texas, meanwhile, each of the state’s 38 electoral votes represents the will of a whopping 763,000 Texans—the largest number for any state in the union. That tops even the electoral rip-off faced by the 38 million Californians every four years, who get an electoral vote to award for every 718,000 residents. The disparity is even more stark when you consider that there are 34 other states besides Wyoming with a smaller population than the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex alone."

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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2.1  author  Bob Nelson  replied to  Gsquared @2    4 years ago

I know of no justification for the EC. The Senate is supposed to protect the small states' rights, but I can't see any logic for the EC. 

 
 
 
Kavika
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3  Kavika     4 years ago

In North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Michigan, and WI there are other various forms of French spoken. Michif/Cree, Metis, French/Cree, Bungi, and Bayet (I believe that Bayet has gone extinct.) 

These languages are spoken in Canada as well, especially in Manitoba.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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3.1  author  Bob Nelson  replied to  Kavika @3    4 years ago

The language tops out at 10%. Unless there are spots that are a lot higher, it can't stand against English-language medal.

I've watched the same thing happen in Lorraine, in Eastern France, where German-based dialects have all but disappeared.

Just a bit further East, Alsatian thrives because there are newspapers, theaters, and so on. 

 
 

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