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The U.S. Senate exists to protect the interests of landowners against the overwhelming interests of population centers. That is the bulwark against "tyranny of
by CottonMcKnight 4y ago
The U.S. Senate exists to protect the interests of landowners against the overwhelming interests of population centers. That is the bulwark against "tyranny of the majority."
If sentiment is so overwhelming that they can't even win the Senate, then I'm sorry, they lose.
The alternative is tyranny of the minority, which is what we are perilously close to having with egregious gerrymandering and the non-talking filibuster.
- tablespoon 4y ago> The U.S. Senate exists to protect the interests of landowners against the overwhelming interests of population centers. No? There's no special property qualification to vote in a senate election. The Senate exists protect the interests of states as independent political units. That's why senators were originally appointed by state legislatures (i.e. the state governments).