Nodwick pages out of ordercodeguyjJanuary 26 2010, 07:39:51 UTC
Hi Aaron. I posted about this in the last thread, but I thought you might have missed it in the crowd. The Nodwick pages seem out of order, starting with this one,
You are right, mavis. The "population" thing is covered by the House of Representatives, as anyone who passed 8th grade Civics should know, and after every census, districts can be redrawn to better fit the population. *stares at Mr. Nodwick*
Yes -- although the House no longer represents the people on the level it was originally intended. We no longer seat one Representative for every 30,000 people. The number has been fixed at 435 ... mostly, I suspect, so that they don't have to remodel the Capitol building.
Coming from the largest state in population (California), it's one of those things that really kinda ticks me off. Even though we have the largest number of representatives, I don't believe they can accurately represent all of the varying needs of our state, because of the immense number of people each has to represent. I'm sure that's a problem for a lot of the other large-population states as well.
Yeah, too many don't remember that's why the senate is per state, so the populous states like New York and Viginia didn't get to have their way over the little states like Delaware. They'd just fought a war because they hadn't felt represented in the mother country. If both houses were by population then that check on the larger states would be gone.
Since the House is already very lopsided in favor of 'larger' states, as is the electoral college and deciding of the presidency, the larger states have plenty of say, far more than the founding fathers probably intended. Read a bit about the Federalist papers, even if just in wiki before you gripe. Because a lot of the founding fathers' fears have come to pass at one time or another and smaller states have much more difficulty getting things done or even any attention for things that will hit larger states eventually too.
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January 26 2010, 11:45:34 UTC
This phenomenon works in the real world too. There are currently several hundred costumed superheroes operating in the United States and other countries, but since they limit themselves to things like helping the homeless and acting as an eccentrically-dressed Neighborhood Watch, the police largely ignore them. If any of them started seriously fighting crime, I suspect that would change quickly.
Real-Life SuperheroesfrustratedpilotJanuary 26 2010, 20:06:32 UTC
Rolling Stone did a piece about them a couple years ago. There's probably a link in this blog's archives somewhere. They have a social network of their own, with support on how to deal with law enforcement, how to establish a working identity, dos-and-don'ts, and so on. Anybody who has already done something "heroic" can join, I hear.
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http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2010-01-18
The next page jumps to Piffany and Nodwick wandering around in the Hollow, then the cover page.
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But then what would I know - I'm british.
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Coming from the largest state in population (California), it's one of those things that really kinda ticks me off. Even though we have the largest number of representatives, I don't believe they can accurately represent all of the varying needs of our state, because of the immense number of people each has to represent. I'm sure that's a problem for a lot of the other large-population states as well.
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Since the House is already very lopsided in favor of 'larger' states, as is the electoral college and deciding of the presidency, the larger states have plenty of say, far more than the founding fathers probably intended. Read a bit about the Federalist papers, even if just in wiki before you gripe. Because a lot of the founding fathers' fears have come to pass at one time or another and smaller states have much more difficulty getting things done or even any attention for things that will hit larger states eventually too.
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http://www.margagarrido.com
It is the first image gallery in the "WORK" section.
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There are currently several hundred costumed superheroes operating in the United States and other countries, but since they limit themselves to things like helping the homeless and acting as an eccentrically-dressed Neighborhood Watch, the police largely ignore them.
If any of them started seriously fighting crime, I suspect that would change quickly.
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