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In reply to the discussion: How should the constitution be fixed? [View all]Cuthbert Allgood
(4,995 posts)59. You clearly don't understand how a bicameral system works.
Add to that that is isn't just the two chambers. One can theoretically get turned over every two years. The other can only, at maximum, get 1/3 turned over every 2 years. So one is supposed to be responsive to the quick changes in society and the other is supposed to be more stable over time and less likely to change with trends. That's genius.
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I think it's useful for checks and balances to have one body with longer terms than the other
meadowlander
Sep 2019
#67
That's why we have a house of representatives...for proportional representation. n/t
cynatnite
Sep 2019
#11
We do not have true proportional representation in the House either, we have a first-past-the-post
Celerity
Sep 2019
#22
The only solution to gerrymandering is to start realizing how important your vote ...
marble falls
Sep 2019
#8