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That would make sense if senators were appointed by state governors and not by by elections. Really, Senate representation is set up to uphold the status quo o

by 8note 5y ago

That would make sense if senators were appointed by state governors and not by by elections. Really, Senate representation is set up to uphold the status quo on slavery. It's supposed toaesre that the free states cant outlaw slavery, and so that slave states cant change the due date for when slavery would stop. Today's representation carries that legacy, where new states are not allowed unless they preserve the status quo.

nickff 5y ago
>"Really, Senate representation is set up to uphold the status quo on slavery. It's supposed toaesre that the free states cant outlaw slavery, and so that slave states cant change the due date for when slavery would stop." Senate representation was one of many bulwarks against majoritarianism, which was one of the founders' principal concerns, for a variety of reasons.