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fuckRedditMAGA2020 10 points ago +10 / -0

There's still the fact that the Senate represents states equally, while the House represents the population, but that switch really fucked things worse than they were with the cronyism

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CandyBarr 10 points ago +10 / -0

It netfs the power of the individual states and centralizes power around money and entrenchment.

Pretty damaging to a republic

What were the people who advocated this trying to do?

What was the public sentiment?

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fuckRedditMAGA2020 2 points ago +2 / -0

Most states were effectively appointing crony senators who had direct ties to the state government