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I think it’s pretty crazy California and Texas have the same number of senate votes as Rhode Island When CA was admitted to the Union, it had a lower populatio
by masonic 7y ago
I think it’s pretty crazy California and Texas have the same number of senate votes as Rhode Island
When CA was admitted to the Union, it had a lower population than RI.
CA had the third-lowest population of all US states, yet nobody was saying CA didn't "deserve" two Senate seats because of that.
(Source: 1850 Census)
- xref 7y agoActually, people did say that. Even the founding fathers disagreed on the composition of Congress. It’s been argued for/against since day 0.