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To: i-node who wrote (538848)	12/27/2009 1:20:53 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576644

I know WHY it's like that. It just doesn't seem very DEMOCRATIC, as it skews power to low population states, like mine. It's not representational of the actual population. The founders took the idea from the Roman Republic - not a sterling example of democracy. Hick states like yours and mine SHOULD be punked by the big, blue states, continually ass-raped and bent to their will..

To: i-node who wrote (538848)	12/27/2009 2:04:47 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576644

> Another problem is two Senators per state, regardless of population. My state, Utah, with a population of less than 3 million, has as many Senators as California, with a population of almost 37 million. You really don't have any idea why this is like it is, do you? Did you ever take American History in high school? BW is right.....its not very democratic. It allows senators from the smaller states like Nelson or Demint to have a bigger impact on this country than their size deserves. Its our country to grind down into gridlock.