Shouldn't all voters' votes matter?

[Supposn]

Shouldn't all voters' votes matter?
Even if a third party's platform better coincides with the opinions of many voters, most U.S. voters will not ”squander” their vote, but they rather choose what they consider to be the lesser of two evils, (i.e. between the Democrat or Republican) candidate. In regard to many issues they consider to be of importance, an overwhelming majority of U.S. voters' viewpoints substantially differ from those of their congressional representatives.

I advocate that although only winning candidates are designated their districts' congressional representative, each candidate should be empowered with a portion of a single vote, (i.e. a weighted vote) within the U.S. House of Representatives. The weighted portion is the portion the candidate's votes, among all votes cast for electing the district's congressional representative.

Only those designated as their congressional districts' representative, may vote on any matter brought to a vote within the U.S. House of Representatives.

All congressional representative candidates may temporarily register their assigning of all their weighted vote to any district's representative. The assignment must be for specified dates or topics to be voted upon.

All congressional representative candidates may assign their vote to multiple district representatives, but not for the same dates or the same topics.

All congressional representative candidates at any time may register their rescinding of their assignment to any district's representative, (but not for votes previously exercised).

Respectfully, Supposn

 

[Yakuda]

Shouldn't all voters' votes matter?
Even if a third party's platform better coincides with the opinions of many voters, most U.S. voters will not ”squander” their vote, but they rather choose what they consider to be the lesser of two evils, (i.e. between the Democrat or Republican) candidate. In regard to many issues they consider to be of importance, an overwhelming majority of U.S. voters' viewpoints substantially differ from those of their congressional representatives.

I advocate that although only winning candidates are designated their districts' congressional representative, each candidate should be empowered with a portion of a single vote, (i.e. a weighted vote) within the U.S. House of Representatives. The weighted portion is the portion the candidate's votes, among all votes cast for electing the district's congressional representative.

Only those designated as their congressional districts' representative, may vote on any matter brought to a vote within the U.S. House of Representatives.

All congressional representative candidates may temporarily register their assigning of all their weighted vote to any district's representative. The assignment must be for specified dates or topics to be voted upon.

All congressional representative candidates may assign their vote to multiple district representatives, but not for the same dates or the same topics.

All congressional representative candidates at any time may register their rescinding of their assignment to any district's representative, (but not for votes previously exercised).

Respectfully, Supposn

How did you reach the conclusion you expressed in the last line of the first paragraph?

 

[Celticguy]

Every qualified/registered voter who actually votes him/herself should have their vote count. One time per election. Assumption being that their choice(s) are clearly marked).

Every ballot completed by someone or something else should not.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

Shouldn't all voters' votes matter?

if they've voted legally it would logically follow......the rest of your post seems very confused.......was it intended to have something to do with voters voting or congressmen voting?........

the vote of every voter should be counted, the vote of every congressman should be counted....

 

[Truth Detector]

Shouldn't all voters' votes matter?
Even if a third party's platform better coincides with the opinions of many voters, most U.S. voters will not ”squander” their vote, but they rather choose what they consider to be the lesser of two evils, (i.e. between the Democrat or Republican) candidate. In regard to many issues they consider to be of importance, an overwhelming majority of U.S. voters' viewpoints substantially differ from those of their congressional representatives.

I advocate that although only winning candidates are designated their districts' congressional representative, each candidate should be empowered with a portion of a single vote, (i.e. a weighted vote) within the U.S. House of Representatives. The weighted portion is the portion the candidate's votes, among all votes cast for electing the district's congressional representative.

Only those designated as their congressional districts' representative, may vote on any matter brought to a vote within the U.S. House of Representatives.

All congressional representative candidates may temporarily register their assigning of all their weighted vote to any district's representative. The assignment must be for specified dates or topics to be voted upon.

All congressional representative candidates may assign their vote to multiple district representatives, but not for the same dates or the same topics.

All congressional representative candidates at any time may register their rescinding of their assignment to any district's representative, (but not for votes previously exercised).

Respectfully, Supposn

Who has ever argued that voters votes should not count? That is what we call a strawman.

straw man
noun

1: a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted