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Arkansas Granny

(31,507 posts) Wed Jan 27, 2021, 02:45 PM Jan 2021

Very good graphic about the undemocratic representation in the US Senate.

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Very good graphic about the undemocratic representation in the US Senate. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jan 2021 OP

This is the senate by design. That is why the filibuster is wrong. bullimiami Jan 2021 #1

WOOT!!! That's what I'm talking about! mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #2

The very existence of the senate guarantees minority rule PSPS Jan 2021 #3

Only looking at states with 2 senators from the same party JT45242 Jan 2021 #4

bullimiami

(13,076 posts)

1. This is the senate by design. That is why the filibuster is wrong.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 02:54 PM

Jan 2021

If 40 senators can block legislation they could represent a very small minority.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. WOOT!!! That's what I'm talking about!

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 02:57 PM

Jan 2021

PSPS

(13,580 posts)

3. The very existence of the senate guarantees minority rule

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 03:08 PM

Jan 2021

JT45242

(2,248 posts)

4. Only looking at states with 2 senators from the same party

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 03:18 PM

Jan 2021

17 small states control 34 senate seats as all republicans (enough to stop removal) they represent 46.4 million people or 13.9% of total population
Bolded were part of the confederacy
(Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, ND, SD, Alaska, Wyoming, SC, Alabama, Louisianna, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kansas

all with less than 5.3 million people populations (all smaller than the population of the Atlanta metro area)

San Juan, Puerto Rico with approximately 2 million people is larger in population than 12 states (everything at Nebraska and smaller).

We are realy living in the tyranny of the minority as forecast in Federalist #10.

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