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We made structural changes to our government in the 1920s-1930s and this is one of the long term effects. 1. Congress on its own decided that 435 representati
by dollar 8y ago
We made structural changes to our government in the 1920s-1930s and this is one of the long term effects.
1. Congress on its own decided that 435 representatives was "enough" and ceased apportionment. Since then representation has diluted from approximately 100000:1 to 1000000:1.
2. We changed the way the Senate was elected, from a majority of each state's legislature, to a popular vote.
The result is that we have effectively created 2 Senates. Winning a majority vote of so many people requires massive funding. Hence, the profound corruption we live in today.
http://www.thirty-thousand.org/ http://www.thirty-thousand.org/
- vkou 8y agoIf winning a majority vote from the public requires massive funding and corruption, what, pray tell, does winning a majority vote from a ruling class require?
- dollar 8y agoI'm simply advocating apportionment as the founders intended with Amendment the First.
- vkou 8y agoThe founders also very explicitly intended for the aristocracy to control the government, because the proles (even land-owning ones!) can't be entrusted to make good decisions. A lot of what they intended was incredibly self-serving, at the expense of their subjects.
- snowwrestler 8y agoI think it is hilarious to say you're concerned about corruption and then complain about the 17th Amendment. > Winning a majority vote of so many people requires massive funding. Yeah, well, it's a lot cheaper to buy the votes of a few state legislators, which is why we passed the 17th Amendment in the first place.