On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Sanford Whiteman < swhitemanlistens-softw...@cypressintegrated.com> wrote:
> > Apparently, we are not the only ones confused by edge cases: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority > > Can you point to where there's any suggestion of using the ceiling > (rounding up) instead of requiring whole persons? In fact, the > Wikipedia page matter-of-factly says "...two thirds (currently 34) of > the states...." > > -- S. > > I'm not sure I understand where the conflict is. 2/3 * 50 == 33 1/3. Therefore, 33 states would be just below the required 2/3, while 34 states would be just above it. So the 34 figure you quoted seems to match this perfectly. The article does mention some ambiguity, but that's pertaining to whether the "total" includes everyone who *can* vote or just everyone who *did* vote. As far as I know, that's not relevant to this discussion. --Kris
