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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by shliachtx on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:16PM (#23786384)
This (to my understanding) was the purpose of the Senate originally. Appointed by the states (however they choose), for terms of 6 years. This means they represent the interest of the state as a whole, not of the individual voters.
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Re:U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native Americ... by kelnos on Friday July 10, 2020 @12:51AM (#23788253)
Yeah. And I was about to say something to the effect that this plan was a bad idea, because then you end up with out-of-touch political elites in the Senate. But then I thought about the current makeup of the Senate...
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