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    2 days ago

    To be fair, small states would never agreed to the constution without the senate.

    Southern states would not have agreed to the constitution without the 3/5 compromise.

    The United States would not exist without these compromises. The constitition is, as CGP Grey calls it, a Compromise-titution.

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        Because there this thing called the military and they swore an oath to uphold the constitution that that includes this odd electoral system.

        🤷‍♂️

        I mean there is a way to non-violently over throw this system. Just get people who vote democratic to move to red states while keeping at least 51% majority in their original state. Then vote in democrats, take over their state government. If coordinated correctly, we can take over 3/4 of state governments and have 3/4 of the US senate. Gerrymander (political gerrymandering is legal btw) enough districts and also win at least 2/3 of the house.

        With all that in control, amend the constitution, repeal the clause that requires each state to have an equal number of senators. Then an amendment to abolish the senate, and giving any of its powers to the house.

        I mean while we’re at it, make the house use proportional representation. And maybe even ranked choice voting system.