Liz Cheney declared yesterday that she will be running for Senate in
Wyoming against conservative Republican incumbent Mike Enzi. Her
father, Dick "He doesn't stab you in the back--he shoots you in the
face" Cheney, served as the Representative-At-Large for Wyoming, from
1979 to 1989 although you might remember him from his more recent
history as a war criminal, war profiteer, and the Vice President to
George W. Bush during his two terms.
Liz actually lives in northern Virginia and only bought a house in Wyoming last year. But the people of Wyoming, hopefully, will welcome her as a liberator.
However, rather than going through all of Liz Cheney's familiar blend of neoconservative foreign policy, neoliberal economics, and rhetorical extremism, I want to highlight how small the state of Wyoming really is.
I'll address that by asking the question: Does your city have more people than the state of Wyoming?
Wyoming, the nation's smallest state and the one that makes Alaska look well-populated, has only 576,412 people (2012 estimate). That's fewer residents than the 31 most populous U.S. cities:
(1) New York City: 8,336,697 (about 14.5 Wyoming's)
(2) Los Angeles: 3,857,799 (about 6.7 Wyoming's)
(3) Chicago: 2,714,856 (about 4.7 Wyoming's)
(4) Houston: 2,160,821 (about 3.7 Wyoming's)
(5) Philadelphia: 1,547,607 (about 2.7 Wyoming's)
(6) Phoenix: 1,488,750 (about 2.6 Wyoming's)
(7) San Antonio: 1,382,951 (about 2.4 Wyoming's)
(8) San Diego: 1,338,348 (about 2.3 Wyoming's)
(9) Dallas: 1,241,162 (about 2.2 Wyoming's)
(10) San Jose: 982,765 (about 1.7 Wyoming's)
(11) Austin, TX: 842,592
(12) Jacksonville, FL: 836,507
(13) Indianapolis: 834,852
(14) San Francisco: 825,863
(15) Columbus, OH: 809,798
(16) Forth Worth, TX: 777,992
(17) Charlotte, NC: 775,202
(18) Detroit: 701,475
(19) El Paso, TX: 672,538
(20) Memphis: 655,155
(21) Boston: 636,479
(22) Seattle: 634,535
(23) Denver: 634,265
(24) District of Columbia: 632,323
(25) Nashville: 624,496
(26) Baltimore: 621,342
(27) Louisville, KY: 605,110
(28) Portland, OR: 603,106
(29) Oklahoma City: 599,199
(30) Milwaukee: 598,916
(31) Las Vegas: 596,424
All population numbers are 2012 estimates and refer only to the city proper, not the metro area.
Wyoming: 576,412 people, 2 Senators
DC: 632,323 people, 0 Senators
And therein lies (1) why the Senate is such an awful institution and (2) why the failure to grant DC voting representation continues to make a travesty of democracy.
Liz actually lives in northern Virginia and only bought a house in Wyoming last year. But the people of Wyoming, hopefully, will welcome her as a liberator.
However, rather than going through all of Liz Cheney's familiar blend of neoconservative foreign policy, neoliberal economics, and rhetorical extremism, I want to highlight how small the state of Wyoming really is.
I'll address that by asking the question: Does your city have more people than the state of Wyoming?
Wyoming, the nation's smallest state and the one that makes Alaska look well-populated, has only 576,412 people (2012 estimate). That's fewer residents than the 31 most populous U.S. cities:
(1) New York City: 8,336,697 (about 14.5 Wyoming's)
(2) Los Angeles: 3,857,799 (about 6.7 Wyoming's)
(3) Chicago: 2,714,856 (about 4.7 Wyoming's)
(4) Houston: 2,160,821 (about 3.7 Wyoming's)
(5) Philadelphia: 1,547,607 (about 2.7 Wyoming's)
(6) Phoenix: 1,488,750 (about 2.6 Wyoming's)
(7) San Antonio: 1,382,951 (about 2.4 Wyoming's)
(8) San Diego: 1,338,348 (about 2.3 Wyoming's)
(9) Dallas: 1,241,162 (about 2.2 Wyoming's)
(10) San Jose: 982,765 (about 1.7 Wyoming's)
(11) Austin, TX: 842,592
(12) Jacksonville, FL: 836,507
(13) Indianapolis: 834,852
(14) San Francisco: 825,863
(15) Columbus, OH: 809,798
(16) Forth Worth, TX: 777,992
(17) Charlotte, NC: 775,202
(18) Detroit: 701,475
(19) El Paso, TX: 672,538
(20) Memphis: 655,155
(21) Boston: 636,479
(22) Seattle: 634,535
(23) Denver: 634,265
(24) District of Columbia: 632,323
(25) Nashville: 624,496
(26) Baltimore: 621,342
(27) Louisville, KY: 605,110
(28) Portland, OR: 603,106
(29) Oklahoma City: 599,199
(30) Milwaukee: 598,916
(31) Las Vegas: 596,424
All population numbers are 2012 estimates and refer only to the city proper, not the metro area.
Wyoming: 576,412 people, 2 Senators
DC: 632,323 people, 0 Senators
And therein lies (1) why the Senate is such an awful institution and (2) why the failure to grant DC voting representation continues to make a travesty of democracy.
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