• hddsx@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Before the amendment that made senators elected by the people, they were essentially delegations from the state. Each state having 1/50 of the representation. Changing to elected is stupid. Why do the people of Wyoming have the same representation as the people of California?

    • lets_get_off_lemmy@reddthat.com
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      5 months ago

      The people of Wyoming don’t have the same representation as the people of California. They have way more relative representation. That’s saying that rural votes mean more than urban. A Wyoming resident has 3.6 times more voting power than one in California.

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        5 months ago

        Sorry, I misstated that fact. You are correct. It’s ridiculous though

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      5 months ago

      Say you don’t understand a bicameral legislature without saying you don’t understand a bicameral legislature.