Reply #43: But the House is less democratic than the Senate

[Hippo_Tron]

Senators ARE elected democratically now a days AND a reasonable amount of them actually have to run for re-election. 390 out of 435 members of the house are safe meaning that they can do whatever the fuck they want and not worry about their re-election.

The founding fathers would go absolutely nuts if they saw congress in action today. The two year term limits for House reps were supposed to make them liable to their constituents. But most of them are liable to their constituents in no way whatsoever. Senators were supposed to think of the big picture and not worry about re-election. But Senators, despite their 6 year terms are almost always worried about their re-election because of the big money that is spent to unseat them.

Even if we were to fix this and reverse the chambers back to their original roles, I still think that the Senate is an important institution in the checks and balances system. The minority should have a voice in the process and in the Senate, they do.