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Used to be that way until the 17th amendment.
by Simon_says 6y ago
Used to be that way until the 17th amendment.
- joshuamorton 6y agoYou missed the nuance of GP. If senators represent states, they should not be given the power to create laws about people, but instead only about the interactions between states, leaving laws about people up to the House. This would make the Senate more akin to the Supreme Court, though empowered to craft legislation instead of just rule on existing issues.
- 8note 6y agoFor example, nothing the Senate legislated would apply to D.C. or Puerto Rico