Um, according to census data >66% of the US population *already* lives in 15 states. >37% live in the 5 most populous states. More than a third of the country is represented by 1/10th of the Senatehttps://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/985358739598462976 …
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This was part of the grand compromise the founders struck. Smaller and less populous states didn't want to always be outvoted by larger or more urban ones. The House is for representation by population levels, but the Senate was designed for precisely this.
I'm aware. Open Q is whether the arguably extreme situation we're currently in —where 7/10 Senators represent a third of the population, and 1/10 Senators represents a different third — is justified by this reasoning.
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Probably a good idea. The effect of having one chamber representative of population and another of a different political entity means laws require broad consensus.
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The urban power centers made their bed when they effectively outlawed the construction of new cities 100 years ago, and it is right that they sleep in it.
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