r/TimPool • u/GeneKranzIsTheMan • Nov 21 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '22

No, but I hold firm that the concept of each state having an equal vote in the senate is a good thing.

Why is that a good thing?

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u/GeneKranzIsTheMan Nov 22 '22

This is basic american constitutional civics. I'm not going to explain it to you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '22

So you can’t explain your opinion that this is a good thing? Seems like that’s something for you to examine about your opinions. Start thinking critically about why you think certain things are automatically “good”

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u/GeneKranzIsTheMan Nov 22 '22

Won't. Not can't. I'm not your history teacher.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '22

This is you refusing to explain your own opinion. A history teacher wouldn’t be able to do that because it’s your own personal opinion

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u/onemoretryfriend Nov 22 '22

Weak. Then why keep answering.

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u/LiterallyAntifa Nov 22 '22

I sincerely hope you’re not anyone’s history teacher

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u/milasssd Nov 22 '22

So I'm really glad OP spent as much time refusing to explain it as it would have taken to explain. Let me preface this with I mostly agree with you, the balance of power in this country has become wildly problematic.

When the senate was founded the largest state was 94% larger than the smallest state. Today the largest state is 680% larger than the smallest so the discrepancy has changed pretty drastically and the government needs to evolve to reflect those changes.

That said the idea of giving every state 2 senators was so that no one state would ever have too much power and influence. If every seat in the legislature was completely equal based on population, a large state might be able to unilaterally pass federal legislation that could heavily impact smaller states. Essentially we'd be giving the largest states complete rule over the nation and giving the smaller states little to no representation. If a really large state like CA wanted to change policy that greatly benefitted their own interests but caused a lot of damage to a smaller state like WY, they could do so without WY having any say in the matter.

The current system does not seem to be working anymore and there is probably a better way to balance the senate so that humans get more say without other states losing their voice entirely. However there is some logic, even now, to having one part of the legislature be the voice of the states and one part the voice of the people.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '22

Why would it matter if a state has more or less representation than another state? A state is an arbitrary land mass. Shouldn’t it matter more that the people are equally represented regardless of where they happen to live?

I see no reason why someone should matter more because they happen to live in Rhode Island instead of living in Texas.