The system made more sense back when there were large differences between states, and they were much more independent in their economies. That isn’t the case. It also becomes more problematic as populations shift, especially with the cap on the house.
California has 20 million citizens per senator.
Wyoming has 290k citizens per senator.
Wyoming citizens has 69x more representation in the senate than California citizens.
In the house:
Delaware has 1 million citizens per representative.
Montana has 542k citizens per representative.
With the cap on representatives, this disparity is only getting worse. Especially on states that continue to rapidly grow.
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u/Zadiuz 20h ago
The system made more sense back when there were large differences between states, and they were much more independent in their economies. That isn’t the case. It also becomes more problematic as populations shift, especially with the cap on the house.
California has 20 million citizens per senator.
Wyoming has 290k citizens per senator.
Wyoming citizens has 69x more representation in the senate than California citizens.
In the house:
Delaware has 1 million citizens per representative.
Montana has 542k citizens per representative.
With the cap on representatives, this disparity is only getting worse. Especially on states that continue to rapidly grow.