Since we live in a country where a majority of Americans are in agreement............

[ThisIsMe]

That’s the House, in the Senate they have the same number of Senators with a fraction of the population

Yes, because that’s the way cotus says it should be, also,

We the People: Two senators per state isn't democratic, but it wasn't meant to be

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens.

www.spokesman.com

“The Senate was not designed to represent the citizens of the states, it was set up to represent the state governments,” said Cornell Clayton director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State

So in that regard every state government gets equal representation.

 

[Lastamender]

I want the Senate to more closely represent the views of the vast majority of Americans.

You have no idea what Americans want. And you are not in the majority by a long shot.

 

[Edgetho]

Ohh check out which fools in this post dont understand how the Government works Surada thinks the senate represents the people.

Until 1914, Senators were appointed by the State's Legislature, not elected. Took an amendment to do that.

Most dims have no clue of that.

Or anything else for that matter.

 

[cnm]

.on issues like abortion, gun control, climate change, immigration, campaign finance reform, etc., why isn't the majority's wishes reflected in public policy?

Prairie is people too...

 

[Auld Phart]

Prairie is people too...

Prairie is people too...

Only for the senate,
The house relies on population

 

[berg80]

I will admit to finding some solace in knowing the majority only voted for a Repub prez candidate once since 1988 and only due to misplaced patriotism after Shrub's Iraq debacle.

 

[sartre play]

LOVE THE CAT!

 

[bigrebnc1775]

you want to change how many senators are in congress?

He wants solid blue states to have four senators each and solid red states to have one each

 

[berg80]

Solid majorities favor more gun control like enhanced background checks, a national woman's right to choose, an immigrant's path to citizenship for qualified applicants, more action on climate change prevention, strengthening voting rights, campaign finance reform. How is it that the majority's will is being thwarted while the minority gets its way?

 

[berg80]

He wants solid blue states to have four senators each and solid red states to have one each

I haven't proposed a solution. I've only pointed out the inequity of the current situation.

 

[Anathema]

Can this be fixed to prevent the current tyranny of the minority?

Try to “fix” it and see the violent response from the Right. A response that will make the Civil War look like an amusement park ride for children.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Solid majorities favor more gun control like enhanced background checks, a national woman's right to choose, an immigrant's path to citizenship for qualified applicants, more action on climate change prevention, strengthening voting rights, campaign finance reform. How is it that the majority's will is being thwarted while the minority gets its way?

No they don't. You have 26 states that are constitutional carry

 

[Dekster]

The current composition of the House has everything to do with gerrymandering.

The current composition of the House has everything to do with Californians don't get to elect Virginia's Congressional delegation

 

[berg80]

Do these conservatives have a bit of a point when they argue that the Founding Fathers were concerned about too much democracy?

This is why it’s important to understand the history of this country. The Founding Fathers were very concerned with protecting minority rights. They didn’t understand the phrase minority rights as we understand it today—protections for trans people, immigrants, et cetera. But they were very concerned with the rights of the opulent. And that’s one of their words, right? Madison said that it’s very important to structure the Senate as they did to protect the rights of the opulent minority against the landless masses.

John Adams wrote at length about how terrible it would be if you had a system where there’s rule of the majority, because the impoverished masses would vote to redistribute wealth. That is a fact of this nation’s history. And that is the history that these Republican figures are actually conjuring when they talk about the United States being a constitutional republic, not a democracy. Mike Lee is an economic libertarian, and in his tweet he emphasized liberty and prosperity. He didn’t say equality or prosperity broadly shared, right? So it’s all about protecting property from the masses who would seek redistributive reforms, and John Adams warned of that.

 

[berg80]

No they don't. You have 26 states that are constitutional carry

You're making an apples and oranges argument.

88 percent in new poll support background checks on all gun sales

An overwhelming majority of Americans questioned in a poll conducted one day after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas supports background checks on all gun sales. The survey from Mo…

thehill.com

 

[RetiredGySgt]

I haven't proposed a solution. I've only pointed out the inequity of the current situation.

and ignored the fact that if you want it changed you need an amendment not whining in a Bulletin Board,

 

[Auld Phart]

Solid majorities favor more gun control like enhanced background checks, a national woman's right to choose, an immigrant's path to citizenship for qualified applicants, more action on climate change prevention, strengthening voting rights, campaign finance reform. How is it that the majority's will is being thwarted while the minority gets its way?

You're making an apples and oranges argument.

88 percent in new poll support background checks on all gun sales

An overwhelming majority of Americans questioned in a poll conducted one day after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas supports background checks on all gun sales. The survey from Mo…

thehill.com

I thought you liked majority rule

 

[dblack]

This is why it’s important to understand the history of this country. The Founding Fathers were very concerned with protecting minority rights. They didn’t understand the phrase minority rights as we understand it today—protections for trans people, immigrants, et cetera.

Exactly. The whole idea of civil rights has been turned inside out, with "equity" replacing equal rights

John Adams wrote at length about how terrible it would be if you had a system where there’s rule of the majority, because the impoverished masses would vote to redistribute wealth.

Yep. Once people are allowed to vote for a free lunch, democracy falls apart. That's what happening now.

 

[berg80]

Try to “fix” it and see the violent response from the Right. A response that will make the Civil War look like an amusement park ride for children.

Maybe. This would be a step in the right direction.

Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College​

Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College

63% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

www.pewresearch.org

 

[Billiejeens]

......on issues like abortion, gun control, climate change, immigration, campaign finance reform, etc., why isn't the majority's wishes reflected in public policy?

I would argue it's because of the disproportionate representation of conservatives in the Senate, more gerrymandered districts in Repub controlled states than Dem controlled states, and the comically anachronistic Electoral College. If not for the latter we likely would not have had a Repub prez since Reagan. Hence, we'd have a liberal super majority in the SC. Nor would we have suffered through Mitch McTreason being the majority leader in the Senate if not for WY's 580K residents having equal representation to CA's 39M.

Can this be fixed to prevent the current tyranny of the minority?

As usual you really don't know what you are talking about.