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Originally Posted By u/victorybus At 2025-05-31 07:47:17 PM | Source


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[–] notsure@fedia.io 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

no, i'm talking about the upper house of congress being focused on state affairs whereas the lowere house is that of the people...in fact, senators were elected by the state legislatures until the passage of the 17th amendment, which occurred before women's suffrage....

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i love how you started with "no" then explained how undemocratic they are even more. states are just patches of dirt without the people. they need no separate representation.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

fine, you're right, i'm technically correct, but you are absolutelty RIGHT!!!!