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Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner
Jalawest2
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« on: April 21, 2020, 10:24:02 PM »

Yes, it should be removed of all substantial power and turned into an advisory body. To do otherwise is to damn the Republic for the sake of Jonathan Trumbull.
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Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2020, 09:00:06 PM »

we have equal representation of the people in one chamber and equal representation of the states in another. Nothing wrong with that at all.
If your party is incapable of winning a Senate majority, boo hoo. You aren't winning enough rural voters. Try to do that instead.

If SF had two senators and this swath of states (
) had two, would you tell Republicans that they should just appeal to urban voters?
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Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2020, 09:01:33 PM »

All I'm saying is I never saw calls to abolish/reform the Senate when Nebraska and the Dakotas were collectively sending six Democrats to it, which was during basically all of our conscious lifetimes, mind you.
A system where most people prefer one party and yet the other party holds power is bad. Since Senate results are becoming increasingly detached from popular opinion, the Senate is moving from a dumb anachronism to an actively malicious force in American politics.
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