Senate term lenght

[Joe Republic]

Or abolish the damn thing.

And let NY have more Represenatives then Alabama? No way.

Heaven forbid that a state with 19.3 million people should have more representation than a state with 4.7 million people.

[Joe Republic]

If we abolished the Senate (which is always controlled by Democrats anyway), then we would have a continually Democratic controlled Congress. NY should have more Represenatives in the House, but,  the Senate adds perfect balance.

None of that made any sense whatsoever.  Literally none.  I wouldn't even know where to start with it.

[Joe Republic]

If we abolished the Senate (which is always controlled by Democrats anyway), then we would have a continually Democratic controlled Congress. NY should have more Represenatives in the House, but,  the Senate adds perfect balance.

None of that made any sense whatsoever.  Literally none.  I wouldn't even know where to start with it.

Come to think of it, my wording was awfull. My point is, the Senate is meant to protect against waves. The House can go a certain way every two years, but the Senate hardly changes.

In 1980 the Senate flipped to the Republicans, and then back to the Democrats in 1986.  The House remained in Democratic control throughout.

In 2001 the Senate flipped to the Democrats, and then back to the Republicans in 2002.  The House remained in Republican control throughout.

In fact, 2010 was the first time in 80 years that the House flipped control, but not the Senate.  It's more often been the other way around.

[Joe Republic]

But the point is, one house changes every two years, the other, every 6, in order to avoid a mass takeover.

I know that, thank you, but history has proved rather frequently that it doesn't always work out that way.