Exactly. And by extension it makes sense for the Presidential election to be a hybrid since we are electing a person who will preside over the individual citizens as well as having limited power over the states themselves.Flightmare wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:18 amMost people think that the US Senate and US House of Representatives were both created to represent "the people". While the latter definitely was, the former was originally created to represent the states themselves. It wasn't until the passage of the 17th amendment that senators were directly elected by the general population. Under the original design, the House would represent the people and the Senate would represent the individual states. When looked at thru that lens, it makes sense for each state to receive equal representation within the US Senate, regardless of population.Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:13 am Whenever someone brings this up to me I always ask them if they also agree that the Senate should be based on population instead of each state getting the same number of senators. That usually leads to a discussion of the background on this including the Great Compromise, States Rights, etc. And as much as I'd love to get rid of a Senator (or two) from Vermont, most people agree with me that it makes sense to give small states equal representation as large states in at least some ways so they can effectively advocate for the unique interests of their local population.
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Whenever someone brings this up to me I always ask them if they also agree that the Senate should be based on population instead of each state getting the same number of senators. That usually leads to a discussion of the background on this including the Great Compromise, States Rights, etc. And as much as I'd love to get rid of a Senator (or two) from Vermont, most people agree with me that it makes sense to give small states equal representation as large states in at least some ways so they can effectively advocate for the unique interests of their local population.
As others have said, this has zero chance of getting a sufficient majority in either house of Congress, much less both. And even if it did somehow make it through Congress it would never be ratified. The reason is the same in all cases. Elected officials from smaller states would have to obviously vote against the interests of the people they represent.
As others have said, this has zero chance of getting a sufficient majority in either house of Congress, much less both. And even if it did somehow make it through Congress it would never be ratified. The reason is the same in all cases. Elected officials from smaller states would have to obviously vote against the interests of the people they represent.