# Going from One Representative, One Vote to One Constituent, One Vote.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-one-representative-one-vote-to-one-constituent-one-vote/823618>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 28, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-one-representative-one-vote-to-one-constituent-one-vote/823618 "2018-10-28T03:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-one-representative-one-vote-to-one-constituent-one-vote/823618/21 "2018-10-31T17:42:03Z")

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How about we start with something simple. Get rid of the Federal Law requirement of elections by district\* and let states develop ways to do proportional representation.

\*Which may or may not be Constitutional depending on how you define “manner”

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**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-from-one-representative-one-vote-to-one-constituent-one-vote/823618/22 "2018-10-31T18:28:17Z")

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> [@glowacks](#):
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> Thank you for your usual bullshit arguments that completely miss the point. Shall I go paragraph by paragraph?

I suggest no. In addition, dial back the personalization of your argument, it’s not appropriate here.

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