Republican Senator in Massachusetts?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Believe me Scuds, You will come to appreciate that 60% rule.

It does nothing, but turn people into whores n' parasites. If you do the math, it's actually at least a 65% requirement for Dems, and only a 55% requirement for Repubs. People talk about fairness, but that's the single most unfair rule in all our politics. When each state (regardless of population) gets the same # senators, it's the most unfair part of our system. This guy Brown interested in fairness etc.? How about the fact that people in big cities are treated like 2nd class citizens? How much more influence do you think some country trash from a small state has than someone from a state with a large population? That rule is a natural advantage for Country People. Whenever I hear anything about fairness in politics, this is the best example that people actually don't care at all about fairness in politics. This is what I mean when I say people are ignorant about the issues. This unfair pool (the Senate) is by it's very definition simple corruption. People in Rhode Island get as much say as the whole population of New York, or Texas. Who do you think will have an easier time getting 60%? Conservatives in a pool biased towards them, or Dems in a pool that's biased against them? Let me be clear...FK THAT 60% RULE, and nobody can call our sytem fair until each citizen gets the same amount of representation in that Senate. Period. 11-12% of the population of the country having only a 2% say is not Democracy. It's a scam. Any chance I get, I will vote to form a new country where every citizen is represented equally. Period. No extra influence for hillbilly populations getting double n' triple say in that Senate.

While having only a combined 8% say in the Senate..... Cali, Texas, New York, and Florida combine to make up a full third of the country's population. While Nelson's deal was unfair, when did Americans start caring about fairness? I'm giving you transparency: 33% get 8% representation. It's incredibly late for Americans to give a sht about fairness.