I feel your pain also, but in highly populated states such as Florida, it makes good sense. In Florida, two senators cover 21M residents; contrast that to New Mexico, where two senators cover 2.1M residents. Limiting a candidate to only one nomination across the state’s entire congressional delegation gives more people a chance. Maybe not the best system for individual candidates, but a reasonable solution from a statewide perspective.
Oh, I agree
@MidCakePa, at the end you can only go to one academy.
My DS placed his number #1 in all applications senators and representative.
However, because I am not military and probably not as noble and selfless as others, I would really like my DS to have nominations to all 3 academies, get an appointment to all three, fly airplanes and become the next chief of staff. Hahaha