The lie called "equal representation".

[Atticus]

California gets one US Senator for each 19,625,000 people. Wyoming gets a senator for each 291,000.

The average person, if they try, can influence five, maybe ten, votes among family and friends. Thanks to Citizens United, the Koch brothers can influence millions of voters with tv ads they pay for with "pocket change".

In some cities, wealthy red precincts vote on new machines after a 20 minute wait while voters in poorer blue precincts may wait several hours to confront ancient machines that just may vote Republican no matter who they select.

Votes for Hillary Clinton in the last election were quite obviously "worth" less than votes for Trump as, even though there were nearly three million more of them, they were not sufficient to elect the president.

Under our current system, the party winning 50.01% of the vote can totally ignore the wishes of the other 49.99

"Of the people, by the people, and for the people"? "One man, one vote"?

In your dreams.

[rainin]

1. 20 minutes to vote?

Seriously. I have never waited. I vote democatic in a wealthy red suburb and I walk in and vote. No line ever. Plenty of machines. Lots of volunteers. 5 minutes - start to finish.

Any way they can cheat, they cheat.

[Atticus]

2. I thought as much, but had no corroboration. Thought 20 minutes would not be an exageration.

Thanks for first-hand information.

[Dale Neiburg]

3. Same for me -- 5 minutes

(I'm in a well-to-do county in a blue state.)

Only exception was the first Obama election in 2008. There was a wait there (my wife went and sat down while I held our place in line), because of a line well over 100 yards long. Not because of lack of machines -- they had more than usual deployed -- but because turnout was record-breaking.

[Atticus]

4. I envy you. My county is rural and voted over 75% for Trump. nt