We need to end the damned filibuster. And we need to stop pretending that a 50/50 division in a body that was designed to over-represent land at the expense of people reflects a divided US electorate.
Fact: The Senate, by design only represents 98.7% of the American electorate (because it excludes DC and the territories, which are represented in the House)
For comparison, WY, VT, AK, ND and SD represent fewer Americans than live in DC and the territories. And they get 10 votes (10% of the total!)
Fact: the smallest 25 states account for less than 16% of the total US population. And yet budget reconciliation, which can be passed with "only" 51 Senators is criticized as a parliamentary trick.
Fact: 50% of the US population lives in just 9 states: CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, IL ,OH, GA and NC. They only get 18 votes in the Senate
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