Red State Minnesota (Illinois, Idaho etc.) disenfranchised by REYNOLDS vs. SIMS
Another Earl Warren disaster that will take decades to undo
(The “you” here is Governor Tim Walz, who had X/tweeted this:
Red State Minnesota was “disenfranchised” by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1964 decision REYNOLDS vs. SIMS, which forced one-man one-vote on the states. This means that big, frequently black and non-white immigrant cities dominate rural, frequently white areas in the absence of balancing mechanisms—such as is provided at the Federal level by the U.S. Senate.
This decision was another Earl Warren disaster. It is a classic case of the difference between democracy, which is crude head-counting, and a republic, which has provisions meant to protect against the tyranny of the majority.
There are only three roads to redress.
SCOTUS just magically decides to reverse itself, as it just did with the 1973 ROE vs. WADE abortion ruling.
The U.S. Congress decides to do something. Nuff said.
the disenfranchised parts of each state secede, either to become a separate state or to join a neighboring state.
State secession was one of my favorite themes at VDARE.com, because it was clearly exacerbated by mass non-white immigration, and we published many articles about it.
Here’s one of the last, by Eugene Gant, posted just months before we were lawfared into suspension by New York Attorney General Letitia James:
TEXIT Just A Symptom—Immigration-Driven Displacement Really Is Breaking Up U.S. States (January 30, 2024).
I’m always early, but I’m not wrong.
One of the potential problems with state secession is it would bring in more terrible Senators. A Senator from a red/purple Cascadia would most likely be in the mold of Mitt Romney. I wouldn't have high hopes for Illinois either as a lot of their reps outside the Chicago metro are buffoons like Adam Kinzinger. Peeling off western Virginia into West Virginia could be a mixed bag, Virginia would never be in play statewide again, but would maybe result in two more automatic electoral votes for West Virginia. I also saw a proposal to peel off the bottom row of counties in Minnesota and have them join Iowa, which isn't a huge population shift, but would be good for them.
The strategy is still worth considering and pursuing where it makes sense though. Beyond the politics, there are real people living in these areas getting dominated by urban liberals who despise them. They should be encouraged to make better lives for themselves and their posterity.
So true. Always early, always right.