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Both senators and representatives represent their state, not the country as a whole. Senators are allocated 2 per state; Representatives are allocated to states
by hermitdev 8y ago
Both senators and representatives represent their state, not the country as a whole. Senators are allocated 2 per state; Representatives are allocated to states based upon population. The "braking effect" was put in place to protect low populace rates from being steam rolled by the more populated. So the likes of California and New York can't inherrintly bully states like Alaska or Montana (for example). This creates conflict as more rural areas tend to have different values/needs/desires than states with a high urban population.
- salawat 8y agoSo you're saying that allowing direct election of Senators in a State shifts the likelihood of getting a National Representative for a State that is unduly favored toward the State's urban population centers rather than looking out for both the low and high density centers equally? Whereas if the State Senate was still responsible for nominating Senators, equal representation across the State would be achieved? Or am I still being dense?