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Senators represent their State government, not the people. Americans didn't even vote for Senators until sometime in the 20th century. Traditionally they were s
by jandrewrogers 1y ago
Senators represent their State government, not the people. Americans didn't even vote for Senators until sometime in the 20th century. Traditionally they were selected by the State legislatures. Similarly, the President is the President of the States, not the people.
If you don't have this then you don't have a Federal Republic.
The House of Representatives, on the other hand, is intended to represent the people.
- cthalupa 1y agoIntended to, but due to the Permanent Apportionment Act, does not do so in actuality. Congress is currently structured so that both chambers provide outsized representation to lower population states. With how the electoral college works, this also provides them with outsized representation in presidential selection, as well. If it was reasonable to argue that the House should not invest so much power into higher population states, then it is reasonable to argue that the Senate should not invest so much power into lower population states as well.