What MIGHT Have Dems Done To Stop GOP On The Fillibuster? (title change)

[eniwetok]

49. do the math...

That's based on dated 2004 official Census population estimates I used for the 26 smallest population states compared to the next 24. If anything the system has become more antidemocratic as the bigger states have grown faster. It might now be below 17%. This is the problem with state suffrage. We were brought up to believe that "states" have will and intent when it's really only the people who live there. With the amendment formula it's even worse... states with 4% of the US population can block any amendment... yet states with 40% can ratify one.

EDIT... it's nuttier still with the amendment formula. Since it's doubtful everyone in those 12 states would agree... it means an amendment could be stopped by a shade over 2% of the US population. NOTE: one of the reasons the Articles of Confederation were tossed out... even if they were the supreme law of the land is because any amendment required unanimous consent of all the states. Our system is now virtually reformproof. Not ONE of the most antidemocratic features has EVER been reformed.

EDIT 2: Using 2016 census numbers but last years election results I also calculated that Senate Dems represent about 33 million more people than does the GOP. Methodology... assigning a full state's population in case one party holds both seats, other wise a 50% split.