McConnell Lets Slip Republicans Plan On Doing Nothing In 2016 And The Reason Is Infuriating

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58. I don't understand what state lines have to do with it anyway

shouldn't we have representation based on actual numbers of people?

I mean, in congress, do bills actually hurt or help one state more than another? Not counting headcounts that is. Would some bills that help farmers fail to pass because the rural states don't have enough representation? Should farm states have the power to pass bills that give huge subsidies to corporate farmers that maybe are not in the best interest of the rest of the economy, or even smaller farmers in those states?

I guess, thinking of the gun issue, Sander's says that in Vermont they don't need the kind of gun laws that DC or Chicago needs, so a gun bill in congress might impact his state more than his constituents want, but who the hell cares, if it saves people's lives over the entire country?

I'm just using this as an example because it's a current issue, and I know that Sanders is for progressive gun laws that make sense for everyone. They don't stop hunters from owning a rifle for hunting. I think he understands now that any gun laws he supports are for the good of the entire country, not just his state. He's thinking nationally now, and not just representing his state (which was his job as senator).