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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
Wait, what? We can all hate on how the Senate demographics favors the Republican Party if you hate Republicans, but we're here because politicians pander to idiots. Direct elections or voting on issues would probably be worse, and I've thought for years now the answer is moar f*cking elitism. YMMV.
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What is elite about making everyone's vote equal? It's elite to give more voting power to certain citizens over others.
The reason even popular policies like background checks can't get passed is because the Senate is controlled by a minority of the population. The Presidency is also controlled by a minority of the population. This allows unpopular ideas to remain.
This country is heavily in favor of background checks, raising the minimum age, and banning of the AR-15. But as long as someone in Wyoming's vote is 70 times as effective as one in California, the minority sets the rules.