How can we have democracy when half the population holds 20% of the Senate?

[DanTex]

136. OK. People arguing in favor of entrenched inequality (i.e. you)

probably don't want race to be part of the discussion because race is another glaring example of entrenched inequality that was defended for years with specious arguments. Essentially, the only arguments we've seen in favor of unequal representation boil down to "the founders are always right" and "some people deserve more representation than others". The history of race in this country shows the dangers of both of those arguments.

And then consider the fact that many of the people who end up with less representation under the current unequal senate are often minorities, and it starts to become clear why proponents of inequality don't want race to be part of the discussion. It's just kind of, say, odd, to be arguing that the 500,000 in Wyoming should have two senators all to themselves while the 2.5 million people who live in Brooklyn don't. One has to wonder what would happen if instead of rural conservative white people being over-represented, it was urban minorities. Suppose Brooklyn had 10 senators (two for every 500K people, same rate as Wyoming) and if Queens had another 8 senators.

I think maybe in that case a lot of the conservatives defending the current system of entrenched inequality might have second thoughts.