Can’t wait for the future when the democrats destroy the senate and the Supreme Court. Surely it’s wise to destroy the constitution because republicans have done slightly better among some small states relative to large states for a few election cycles? Heck, the ten smallest states have more democratic senators than republicans senators 12-8 while the largest 10 states are split 10-10.
Why should a party's success matter when it comes to doing the right thing? That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans. You guys only view things from a perspective of power. "Oh, the Senate was more Democratic than the House since 1994". I don't care. The Senate is an anti-democratic institution by it's very nature and should not have more power than the House of Representatives.
Uhm...did the Democrats care about how "anti-democratic" the Senate was when they held seats in states like North Dakota, Arkansas, and Alaska? Y'know, in the long ago of 2014?
I must agree with this. Abolition of the Senate would clearly require a constitutional amendment. It cannot be stripped of its powers and privileges-as Sev has said-without such an amendment, and that would need to be approved by 3/4ths of the states, which would never happen in today's political environment. And any schemes to grant certain States more Senators than others (i.e. California over Wyoming) would require the approval of
both states, as expressed through ratification of an amendment.
But putting this aside, I still don't understand why so many left-leaning individuals have become so opposed to the Senate and the Supreme Court, as they are constituted in their current from. Both institutions certainly have flaws, but a complete overhaul of them might necessitate a complete overhaul of the Constitution as it is, and I don't find that to be necessary at this juncture.
