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		belltaco on Oct 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Western Maryland asks West Virginia to 'consider a... >The purpose of the senate is to make sure that low population regions have a voice, and that majority interests don’t trample minority interests. Isn't DC a low population region? Then why does one party not want them to be represented at all?

rplst8 on Oct 21, 2021 [–]

DC has about 700,000 residents and a population density on par with Chicago.

wbsss4412 on Oct 21, 2021 | [–]

Small state != rural state.

Rhode Island is a small state, it isn’t rural. Hawaii is a small state, above average population density. Small and large on an electoral basis refer to population size.

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