34 million more Americans....!

[pbmus]

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[roamer65]

1. Manchin is fucking wrong.

The early US Senate operated on a simple majority.

[madville]

8. And back at that time

People didn’t vote to elect Senators, the state legislatures appointed them.

[roamer65]

15. That was true until 1913 I do believe.

[LakeArenal]

2. Sigh... I remember when the Kochsuckers took over WI

Folks right here on DU said things like:

“You voted for them. You get what you deserve.”

WI told you, “They will come for you next!”

So, now that they have come for the rest of you...Is this what you deserve?

[roamer65]

3. Secession of the blue states is looking better by the day.

We would have better representation under a parliamentary system and have more money in our pockets.

[CrispyQ]

4. Who's surprised that the best democracy money can buy, ain't so great? -nt

[Walleye]

5. Republicans don't believe in democracy. They make no bones about it. Pointing it out is futile

[Claire Oh Nette]

6. Let senators who total 60% of the population call for Cloture.

Republican Senator is the easiest job in the world. Bloviate, and then vote no.

The disparity between California's representation and Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Idaho, and West Virginia is breathtaking.


It's time to expand for equitable representation, and to take back the Supreme Court. I like the Wyoming plan for its simplicity, and I'm in favor of one Supreme for each of the 13 federal districts.

https://www.fairvote.org/how_we_can_change_the_size_of_the_house_of_representatives

[madville]

7. Article 3: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State

It’s plainly laid out in the Constitution, and we know no one side will have the political clout to change the makeup of the Senate via changing the Constitution in any of our lifetimes.

People can fuss about it all day but it won’t change the fact that the Senate is not intended to represent the people, it was created to provide representation for the States, recognizing them each as equal entities. They weren’t going to convince the colonies to all come together without the states having equal power in a body like the Senate.

[SoonerPride]

9. Then break up California into 20 states

[madville]

11. Then Alabama breaks up into 30

And you’re right back where you started….

[RANDYWILDMAN]

10. The founders fuckerd up !

The senate is broken !


34 million more people have spoken and have not been heard !!!

[madville]

13. They were heard, in the House where they are represented

The Senate was never intended to provide equal representation to the people (that’s what the House is for), it was specifically designed to provide equal representation to the States.

[Wounded Bear]

12. The Senate and the Electoral College are the original gerrymanders...

[LiberalFighter]

14. And a reason why the filibuster should be eliminated.

It already gives the minority too much power.

[roamer65]

16. Republic or a democracy?

Under the present constitutional arrangement, we can’t have both. It is presently a republic, not a democracy.

It’s one or the other.

[Uncle Joe]

17. The way I see it, 52 senators who upheld the filibuster were representing themselves.

The filibuster primarily serves to allow them to hide from the people that they're supposed to represent.

Those 52 Senators didn't want to give up some of their power to the American People for democracy's sake.

Thanks for the thread pbmus.