Jeroen wrote:
>I suppose this has something to do with your antiquated
>system of electoral colleges,
Oh really? How modern of you.
Of course, I have in my hands right now the latest issue of "The
Economist." It seems that the Europeans have just had a major sumit
where they agreed on the new makeup of th EU's Council of Ministers. Here
are some of the ministerial allocations:
Nation people (*10^6) Votes in Council of Ministers
Germany 82 29
France 59 29
Netherlands 15.8 13
Belgium 10.2 12
Luxembourg 0.4 4
Malta* 0.4 3
* - provisional, upon acceptance into membership
Lets now realign that for percentages
Nation people (*10^6) Votes in Council of Ministers
Germany 22% 12%
France 16% 12%
Netherlands 4% 5.4%
Belgium 3% 5.1%
Luxembourg 0.1% 1.7%
Malta* 0.1% 1.3%
So yes, Jeroen, America *may* have antiquated system. But at least it is
the antiquated system that the rest of the world is copying for their own
experiments in federalism.
JDG
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