If we assume that every Senator represents all of their constituents and that Senators from the same party and same state do not doubly represent their state and by using 2008 population estimates we can say Republican's can claim to be the representatives to about 47.15% of the American population.
If we decide to cancel out the Senate delegations held by both parties to see where the solid Republican votes lie (instead of split-vote delegations), it is about 24.62% of the population and totals 28 Senators or about 70% of the votes needed to block legislation from moving out of debate.
I'm all for minority rights, but 25% of the population should not hold 70% of the influence on ending debate.
10. then, I guess your issue is with the founding fathers
After all, they let Delaware in as one (i.e., 7.6 percent) of the original 13 states even though its population represented only around 1.7 percent of the total non-slave population of the original 13.
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