> You need something that essentially represents each whole state as a unit. Er, why? I understand why the country needed this at the beginning. It was a unio

> You need something that essentially represents each whole state as a unit. Er, why? I understand why the country needed this at the beginning. It was a union of sovereign nations. The states were effectively the constituents of the federal government and it makes sense to have a body where each one is represented equally. And in practical terms, there was a real risk that the smaller states wouldn't have joined the union if they didn't have something that compensated for the increased power the larger states had due to their population. But today? The states are glorified administrative divisions. They still have some independent power but it's not a lot. And there's no option to leave the union. We still have the Senate in its current form due to inertia and the fact that the states that get disproportionate power from the current form of the Senate also have disproportionate power in deciding whether it changes. It's hard to convince the smaller states to give up that power.