Last edited by Tahuyaman; 07-03-2020 at 03:34 PM.
The founders wanted a lot of things that turned out to be problematic and have since been rejected. The question isn’t what they wanted, it’s what’s best for our modern world. And, the answer to that question is that we need a better system to more accurately reflect the interests of the American people.
Last edited by Tahuyaman; 07-03-2020 at 04:32 PM.
Kind of telling that you admit that the current system functions to give Republicans more of a say in government than they actually could achieve with straight popular voting. The solution isn’t keeping the current imbalanced system, it’s getting Republicans to consider adopting policies with majority support and to stop nominating candidates disliked by most Americans, if they want to stay relevant.
The system of representation for the Senate (2 per state) has nothing to do with political party. It has to do with the Founder's reasons for using an undemocratic process (pre-17th Amendment) to select senators and limiting them to two per state regardless of population. Recall they represent their states, not the people of their states. This puts states on equal footing.
Above I said our Founders gave us a complex political system that created checks and balances in a few ways. One we all know about: the three branches of government. One we see, but few understand is the way the politicians are elected.
The House of Representatives: directly elected by the people of a voting district.
The Senate: State legislatures selected senators to represent the states' interests in Congress. This is not direct democracy. It does make state legislatures more important in that they are directly elected by the people so who they may support for Senate becomes a political issue.
The President: Again, this is not a direct democracy. The popular vote elects electors who then vote for the President. The Founders did this precisely because they did not trust direct democracy. It also give states some power in the process although not as much as the pre-17th Amendment selection of senators.
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