5329 Dems ready to submit a bill giving term limits to SCOTUS. How about you give yourselves term limits, assholes? (www.reuters.com) DRAIN THE SWAMP posted 202 days ago by AbrahamLincoln 202 days ago by AbrahamLincoln +5329 / -0 471 comments share 471 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (471) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 10 ▼ – fuckRedditMAGA2020 10 points 202 days 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 permalink save report block reply ▲ 10 ▼ – CandyBarr 10 points 202 days 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? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – deleted 2 points 202 days ago +2 / -0 ▲ 2 ▼ – fuckRedditMAGA2020 2 points 201 days ago +2 / -0 Most states were effectively appointing crony senators who had direct ties to the state government permalink parent save report block reply
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
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?
Most states were effectively appointing crony senators who had direct ties to the state government