Would you favour division of the 4 most populous states in 8 states & merger of the 8 least populous states in 4 states. (house of representatives, economic)
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As we all know well,the difference in pop between the 4 biggest & the 8 smallest states is huge...
The Constitution regards the Senate as a mechanism of balance between the states,it did not anticipate such a huge differentiation in population.
Today we have 2 Sens for CA ( 38m citizens ) & 2 Sens for WY ( 700K citizens).
Such a discrepancy is completely antidemocratic.
We can retain the same number of Senators & the same Senate rules,if we divide the 4 biggest states,CA,NY,TX,FL in 8 new states,
say North & South for each...
& merge the 8 smallest ( it is boring to try to find exactly which ones are so...) in 4...
Thus the Senate would be more democratic,less undemocratic...
Even considering the balance of powers,between red & blue,it will roughly remain the same as today...
As we all know well,the difference in pop between the 4 biggest & the 8 smallest states is huge...
The Constitution regards the Senate as a mechanism of balance between the states,it did not anticipate such a huge differentiation in population.
Today we have 2 Sens for CA ( 38m citizens ) & 2 Sens for WY ( 700K citizens).
Such a discrepancy is completely antidemocratic.
We can retain the same number of Senators & the same Senate rules,if we divide the 4 biggest states,CA,NY,TX,FL in 8 new states,
say North & South for each...
& merge the 8 smallest ( it is boring to try to find exactly which ones are so...) in 4...
Thus the Senate would be more democratic,less undemocratic...
Even considering the balance of powers,between red & blue,it will roughly remain the same as today...
What do u think ..?
I think it actually is an interesting idea, and you are probably right- it would make for much more fair elections.
But it will NEVER happen- so what's the point?
If we lived in a democracy, then I'd agree that it's a problem. But since we live in a republic, and the "problem" you point out isn't a problem at all, I have to disagree. It's exactly why the founders designed the system of government the way they did.
It's not simple at all. The economic and political ramifications alone would be staggering.
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Originally Posted by harrymiafl
No more equalisation between 38 mil Californians & ...700K Wyomingans...
Why shouldn't they be equal? They're each one state out of fifty. Each of the 50 states has equal representation at the senate level in the federal government. What's the problem?
BTW, there's already representation based on population at the federal level. Have you ever heard of the House of Representatives?
I think you should read up on our system of government before making such insane suggestions in public. I'm no expert on the subject, but at least I know the basics. You should, too, if you're going to be starting threads like this.
Well,democracy is the ideal,a Republic is ...halfway there...
Even with such a proposal,the small states will still have legislative privilege...
As for the founding fathers,they were not gods,their theories can be challenged & certainly they didn't face or anticipate a 38 to 0.7 ratio of differentiation between states...
Also,I don't like your attitude & if u don't like my thread,u can post elsewhere...
The founding fathers never meant the Seate to be democratic. I was supposed to represent the governments of the States. There was no election of Senators until the 17th Amendment
As for those founding fathers,they expressed their times...Now it is ...2010,not 1776...
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