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Then we should rebrand away from the slaver-drafted constitution to the Free States of America, a fourth founding after the original, post-Civil War and Civil R

Then we should rebrand away from the slaver-drafted constitution to the Free States of America, a fourth founding after the original, post-Civil War and Civil Rights Movement. That would match what we actually have, a multiethnic democracy welcoming global talent. Giving residents of Wyoming 70× the Senate voting power of any Californian is a joke.

imgabe 5y ago
Not a joke. It was the intent that populous states should not be able to steamroll less populous states in the Senate.
- MagnumOpus 5y ago
  In other words, rigging the Senate towards people in empty states. (Land ownership shouldn't matter in a democratic republic, people should.)
  - imgabe 5y ago
    There’s this whole other part of Congress called the House of Representatives that is proportional to population. Land ownership has nothing to do with anything. Everyone gets to vote for their Senators (except people in DC). We did away with the requirement to own land a long time ago.
- UncleMeat 5y ago
  It is important to define the term "steamroll." If California broke up into 200 states, would they need 2 Senators each to protect themselves from being steamrolled? If so, then why don't Californians already need 200 Senators?
- bobsil1 5y ago
  It was a deal sweetener. The federation flourished, renegotiate the terrible deal. States are artificial units. One person, one vote. The intent of a bunch of folks who kept people chained up in barns is irrelevant, the intent of the 1700s circumstances is irrelevant. We're heading to 30% of Americans controlling 68% of Senate in '40, minority rule by rural white folks. This veneration of the parchment as a religious text is just an excuse to not use our brains to solve present-day problems.