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Quemado

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6. IMO, for all practical purposes, it is now impossible to fix this problem

Tue Oct 9, 2018, 03:32 PM

Oct 2018

It would take an amendment to the Constitution to fix this.

Amendments have to be ratified by at least 37 states (3/4 of 50) to go into effect.

In other words, 14 states could refuse to ratify, and therefore prevent the amendment from going into effect.

I don't see low population states' legislatures willingly voting for an amendment that would result in low population states having less power in the Senate.

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Wyoming gets 2 Senators [View all] SHRED Oct 2018 OP

Rhode Island gets two senators too. If the house of representatives is keeping up w/ ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #1

I read an article on this sarah FAILIN Oct 2018 #3

And Pueto Ricio, Guam, DC, etc itsrobert Oct 2018 #2

If you've got a way to get 3/4 of the States to buy into a Constitution change, I'm all ears brooklynite Oct 2018 #4

The original sin of the Constitution Quemado Oct 2018 #5

IMO, for all practical purposes, it is now impossible to fix this problem Quemado Oct 2018 #6

Quemado Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #12

Albuquerque Quemado Oct 2018 #15

Beyond Ideology Frances E. Lee tends to discuss both the pros and the cons of having a bicameral leg LanternWaste Oct 2018 #7

And now that saucer freezes it solid. maxsolomon Oct 2018 #9

Agreed--we need to consolidate states Buckeyeblue Oct 2018 #8

Yes DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2018 #13

I don't think the Senate cares what you or I want...I don't think it was intended to do so pecosbob Oct 2018 #10

+1 Quemado Oct 2018 #16

I get the anger toward the system Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #11

Why do people ignore the fact that the Senate Revanchist Oct 2018 #14

Wyoming is one state, sarisataka Oct 2018 #17

IMO, the best solution is Quemado Oct 2018 #18

Consider what the founders were up against in 1787 DFW Oct 2018 #19