Senate term lenght

[greenforest32]

Fine, but there should be three members for each state, so that every state has a Senate election for every cycle.

Disagree. We should have 4 year terms for both the House and Senate with all members up for reelection every election and these elections should be synched with the presidential election so people can vote for a party agenda in both the legislative and executive branch with one election.

The 1/3 turnover every 2-yr and 6 year term of the Senate is pointless. Legislatures are partisan and the upper chamber is no exception. The only difference should be the base of representation (population for the house, states for the senate), not some fancy prestigious filibustering club that slows everything down just for the sake of it.

The House and Senate working together to pass identical legislation is an inherently deliberative process. The Senate needs to lose some of its inefficiency.

[greenforest32]

Bleah to term limits and state legislatures choosing Senators.

Why shouldn't I be able to vote for the same person election after election if I approve of him? The only reason we have the 22nd Amendment (2-term limit for President) is because everyone was mad at FDR winning 4 terms in a row.

And why should state legislatures choose senators? What do Senators represent? States. What are states? People. They get disproportionate influence because there are 2 senators per state regardless of population but it doesn't mean they don't represent states because they're elected by the people in those states.