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In reply to the discussion: Sasse proposes ending direct election of U.S. senators [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Kentucky got Frogface elected.
Those few thousands added to the thousands of others who gave us a Republican majority are the problem.
The House had this problem years ago and stripped the Speaker of a lot of power, so the realistic(?) answer is to strip the Senate majority leader of much of his power.
There is a reason why Montana or Rhode Island should have the same number of Senators as California (although it's not as good a reason as it was in 1789 and might possibly be revised) but this does give the less populated states excessive power. When an intransigent majority leader uses this to retard government, it is close to criminal.
Should we win the Senate this election, let's make it a priority that the majority leader cannot use his power to hold judges from votes, legislation from being debated, and other anti-democratic activities.