Idea: 10 biggest states get 3 senators
Motorcity:
By 2040, 70% of Americans will live in 15 states giving them 30 senators. 30% of the population will have 70% of senators.
In 2040, 9 states will have 50% of the population!
My idea is allowing the 10 biggest states to have 3 senators. This would give a more power to a larger slice of the electorate.
The 10 biggest states are California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan.
With the current political climate, 3 would go to Democrats, 3 would go to Republicans, and 4 would be from swing states. So no party would lose seats.
Thoughts?
Skill and Chance:
It's an interesting idea, but wasn't this population metric even more skewed toward VA/PA/MA/NY vs. the other 9 states at the Founding?
brucejoel99:
A constitutional amendment that increases the Senate representation of only some states would require the unanimous consent of every state legislature, so it's obviously not gonna happen since that would mean smaller states voting to ratify an amendment that would decrease the relative political power of their state. I'd love to see all of the states be given 3 senators, though, so that every state would hold a Senate election every 2 years, which might - just might - make the Senate a bit more reflective of the current national mood. And it would only require the ratification of 3/4ths of the states to boot.
President Johnson:
Not a bad idea, but I'd prefer a constitutional amendment to elect 100 or 120 senators district-wise, similar to state senates. However, the districts should be drawn by an independent and non-partisan commission and not by the politicians themselves. Same in the House.
Starry Eyed Jagaloon:
It's even more arbitrary than the current system. Not a fan.
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