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In reply to the discussion: The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans [View all]Indydem
(2,642 posts)101. We have that.
It's called the House of Representatives.
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The Senate's 46 Democrats got 20 million more votes than its 54 Republicans [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Jan 2015
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Every state has to deal with that. California is home to "Texans" and "Oklahomans"
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Jan 2015
#28
The 435 seats in the House are apportioned among the states by population after every census.
amandabeech
Jan 2015
#143
Not gerrymandering. That does not exist in the Senate. Senators are elected by popular
madinmaryland
Jan 2015
#3
Well, it's a good thing that that laid-out government eventually gave slaves "personhood"
villager
Jan 2015
#82
No, it was a necessary and enlightened compromise that helped form the union.
branford
Jan 2015
#119
So would you solve this by forced relocation of people so every state has the same population?
onenote
Jan 2015
#10
Our system would probably work fine without the money and corruption..
mountain grammy
Jan 2015
#122
Interesting idea. Sadly we never see any much needed governmental changes on the national level.
maddiemom
Jan 2015
#149
I think Wyoming, Idaho and Montana should be one state, and North and South Dakota should be one,
Vattel
Jan 2015
#15
Give all 50 states one senator, and apportion the rest according to the population at large...
First Speaker
Jan 2015
#20
You cannot amend the Constitution to reduce or change the state's representation in the Senate,
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#88
No, you really can't. Article 5 is the 'Amendment' Article of the Constitution. It sets
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#90
Exactly. Even less likely because of unintended consequences. In my opinion, if a Constitutional
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#104
I do not believe you can amend by appeal a section of the constitution that has it's entire
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#129
You cannot amend the Constitution to reduce or change the state's representation in the Senate,
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#91
That may be how it STARTED but as John Oliver says, "Why is this still a thing?"
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#62
If the people of this country are stupid enough to let Jeb, another Bush be elected in this short
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#93
Wait, what? As if there are only ever 2 parties, and they are always equal?!?!?
X_Digger
Jan 2015
#45
those are talk radio states and the only reason the GOP is still in the running
certainot
Jan 2015
#46
Not only Americans, Dems. have given Hate Media free reign for 20+ years. And it shows.
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#95
Looking at the behavior of the House versus the Senate over the last few years,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#58
The problem with party lists is that people in the same party can be very different
LeftishBrit
Jan 2015
#146
Hey, don't you people know that empty acreage is more important than actual people?
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
#72
Interesting all the defense of minority rightwing rule that this post sparks...
villager
Jan 2015
#80
Maybe that's because this country is owned and ruled by the minority not the majority .
geretogo
Jan 2015
#117
if repugs were in this position they'd be screaming like maniacs and playing victim
samsingh
Jan 2015
#130
No - this article shows the arrangement made 200+ years ago to buy the support of smaller States...
brooklynite
Jan 2015
#147