Senate vote totals are revealing

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10. This is a real problem

The shifting demographics of the country, combined with the structure of our federal government, are empowering a minority over the majority. A country cannot last for long in this arrangement. The House was supposed to represent the population, but it no longer does. Gerrymandering is a big problem, but so is the fact that the smallest states have a disproportionate representation because they get a minimum of 1 congress critter, so California has to give them up. And there are two senators for every state, so large states end up vastly under represented.

We have a President elected by a minority over the majority vote. We have a Senate that represents maybe 30% of the population and yet controls majority power. We have a Supreme Court that represents and extremely small point of view of the population, and yet for decades has managed to maintain power. This cannot stand. And unfortunately, the possible solutions are not pretty.