• hddsx@lemmy.ca
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    6 个月前

    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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      6 个月前

      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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        6 个月前

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

    • Chef@sh.itjust.works
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      6 个月前

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