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Originally Posted by RainMaker
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.
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Maybe I explained it poorly, but I think we were better off when Senators were nominated by governors and state houses, kinda like how you have the House of Lords in England. Repeal the 17th Amendment!