tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post1914171359849872657..comments2024-01-26T01:52:53.198-05:00Comments on PolySigh: Filibuster Follies UpdatePhilip Klinknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559722693896372701noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-7469123014687373642007-02-06T13:37:00.000-05:002007-02-06T13:37:00.000-05:00Wow! You got some speedy supercomputer back there...Wow! You got some speedy supercomputer back there at PolySigh HQ. I'm glad to see my assumption was backed up by the data. I considered the 50% of state population approach, which is probably truer to the implied Constitutional intent for the Senate.<br /><br />My only goals in using electoral numbers were to...<br /><br />A) provide a rolling update of popular input on various national issues as reflected in the election of 1/3 of the Senate every two years, and<br />B) push the parties and Senate candidates toward maximizing-- rather than suppressing--turnout, which is essential given the Constitutional duties of the Senate.<br /><br />But, that's a bit of a stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com