The good folk at American Heritage respectfully disagree with your understanding of respectively.
respectively /rĭ-spĕk′tĭv-lē/ adverb
1) Singly in the order designated or mentioned.
"The bookcase and the table are 5 feet and 3 feet high, respectively."
2) As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order.
"let each man respectively perform his duty"
Notwithstanding, there are ~30Million souls in Texas, compared to ~330Million in the USA, USA, USA.
In other words: All politics is local. ~ Thomas P. "
Tip" O'Neill
That would explain why states like Texas do all they can to nullify the votes of the "people."
Originally Posted by Diligaf
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