When our republic was created, the population ratio between the largest and smallest state was 13 to 1. Now, it’s 68 to 1. Because of the abuse of the filibuster, 41 senators representing less than 11 percent of the nation’s population can, in principle, block action supported by 59 senators representing more than 89 percent of our population. And you wonder why it’s so hard to get anything done in Washington?
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Just think how two US Senators per State used to represent a nation in 1800 versus now. 300,000,000 people represented by 100 Senators? With so many people and issues to look after, sucks that corporations walk in with their checkbooks and get served first.
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