The 17 smallest US states add up to 7.46% of the population. If Senators represent their electorate, 3.74% of voters can block impeachment.
It has also infinitely more than D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. US is a Union of States rather than a representative democracy.
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My point is really that the electoral system doesn't matter as much as culture this. In any system.
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Over 60% of Canadians voted for a party other than Trudeau's, but his got nearly 60% of the seats. Weirder quirk.
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It is weird, I'd do it differently, but it's not that big a quirk.
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