It's ridiculous that each state gets two Senators, regardless of population...

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56. At the beginning of the Republic

convincing each colony to participate was essential. If the South wouldn't go along, the non-slave states alone might well not have been able to win the Revolution.

Modern times have changed things so much. States are of varying sizes, and the fear the big ones would dominate is less rational now, we see, than the fear the small ones might. Big states will still have red voters. Small states may have blue voters, but they won't be as numerous.

Now we took the vote for Senators from State legislatures and gave it to the People. That showed some move towards greater participation. Now women and African Americans can vote. As we make this progress, we can see that the Senate is becoming obsolete.

The Founders gave us an Amendment process that still favors the status quo, requiring super majorities in order to change anything. Maybe it will take a civil war. The millions in urban areas are someday going to erupt and object to being ruled by a rural minority. Forecasts are that it is going to get worse. Americans aren't used to bowing down to an aristocracy and they won't let a rural white one arise.