Why we failed and lost round 1

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These demographic profiles are among the people who voted no.

4 Women

1 African American

0 Hispanics

0 Asians



American Population (Imagine if the Senate looked like America)

51% Women

13% African American

15% Hispanic

3% Asian


Demographically the Senate is also older, and far richer than the general public they are suppose to represent. They also come from States that disproportionately have smaller populations (and therefore greater representation in Congress) than people from bigger states. These Senators are also more likely to hail from welfare states instead of donor states.


How our representation works.

Wyoming-600,000 people................. 2 senate votes (1 per 300,000)

California 38,000,000 million people................ 2 senate votes ( 1 per 19 million)


Wyoming 600,000 people............. 1 house member (1 per 600,000)

California 38,000,000 people.......... 53 house members ( 1 per 716,000)


If people in California were equal to people in Wyoming, California would have 63 house members.


The writers of the constitution never intended for it to be that unbalanced and that undemocratic.




This is part of the reason something with even 90% support nationwide can fail.







(Picture from Huffington Post)

[morningfog]

1. It was the NRA, its members and its beneficiaries.

[DrDan]

2. and their contributions

[hepkat]

3. Demographics are not the reason.

Tho I appreciate what you are saying.

90% of the country is for something but won't vote on it.

Politicians assume the past is a good predictor for the future. These senators just need to pay.

[reformist2]

4. Alienating large groups is the way to lose elections.

Also, I don't think wealth is such a big factor when it comes to gun control.

[treestar]

5. It's a great illustration of the disproportionate nature of the Senate

Which is why it shouldn't have the filibuster to give it even more power. If we need 60 of them every time, nothing liberal will ever pass.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

6. It looks like a gallery of the Senators who are going to vote against cutting Social Security.

Should we be thankful that President Obama is going to stand up to them?