Why don we amend the US Constitution to allow for only ONE Senator per state?
While this idea sounds good on the surface…your reasoning is interesting, there are at least three reasons why this should not happen. 1-Originally, the issue was small state versus big state power in the federal government. Small states, like Delaware and Rhode Island, did not want to be controlled by big states like New York and Georgia, by having two senators it is easier for that single state to muster authority on issues of importance to that single state. Back then there were only 26 senators, and having two from your little state amounted to a much higher percentage of the total. 2-The Constitution require super majorities for many issues. Cloture, veto, and impeachment (judicial or executive) are just a few. If we lessen the number of Senators, this number would correspondingly be smaller, and then government work would slow way down. Primarily because of political mangling of the process when one party wants to retaliate against another. 3-In large states, like CA, there is
