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In reply to the discussion: How should the constitution be fixed? [View all]cynatnite
(31,011 posts)19. I gave you the argument. Here's something to clarify it better...
Congress is divided into two institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The two houses of Congress have equal but unique roles in the federal government. While they share legislative responsibilities, each house also has special constitutional duties and powers.
To balance the interests of both the small and large states, the Framers of the Constitution divided the power of Congress between the two houses. Every state has an equal voice in the Senate, while representation in the House of Representatives is based on the size of each states population.
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/about-congress/two-bodies-one-branch
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I think it's useful for checks and balances to have one body with longer terms than the other
meadowlander
Sep 2019
#67
That's why we have a house of representatives...for proportional representation. n/t
cynatnite
Sep 2019
#11
We do not have true proportional representation in the House either, we have a first-past-the-post
Celerity
Sep 2019
#22
The only solution to gerrymandering is to start realizing how important your vote ...
marble falls
Sep 2019
#8