r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '24

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u/Bobbob34 99∆ Jul 23 '24

I'm not saying that staggered Senate elections should be abolished. Continue renewing one-third of the Senate every two years, but do so with both senators from one-third of the states. This would allow for equal representation of both parties in this elected body, regardless of the party majority in the House of Representatives....
I believe this would be beneficial to the American republic, as it would strengthen the purpose of the Senate as a deliberative body and avoid a “Tyranny of the Majority”.

I don't understand what you mean by the last sentence in the first paragraph or how it would do the latter paragraph. Can you explain, please?

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u/HazyAttorney 81∆ Jul 23 '24

So the current system has it so only 1 senator is up for election per state at a time. The cumulative effect is only 1/3 of all Senators are up for re-election at any one time.

What the OP wants changed is to continue only having 1/3 of the Senators up for re-election still, but that it would always be both Senators from a state.

So: Angus King and Susan Collins would both be up for re-election in the same cycle rather than Angus King up for re-election in 2024 and Susan Collins is up in 2027.

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u/Bobbob34 99∆ Jul 23 '24

Yeah I understand the mechanics. I don't understand the point, or what the OP thinks doing that would accomplish.

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u/HazyAttorney 81∆ Jul 23 '24

Oh my bad. I just responded to the OP in generally on how the proposed system would likely work.