The 2 million people in Nebraska get as many senators as the 37 million in California.
This of course is by design. The state of Nebraska gets as many Senators as the state of California. Senators represent states, not people. Prior to the 17th Amendment, Senators were generally chosen by state legislatures.
Do farmers get federal pork? Sure, and it's just as wrong as populous states getting federal pork for mass transit. The real problem here is the concentration of power in the federal government, which is far removed from the intent of the Founding Fathers. See the 9th and 10th Amendments.
The case of sugar is particularly egregious as we are subsidizing growers who are destroying the Everglades. OK, maybe that's a bit of hype, but it's not that far from the truth.
In Nevada they jokingly refer to "the senator from Reno" and "the senator from Vegas", historically one comes from each population center. So those cities each get a senator, versus California's 37 millions sharing 2
This of course is by design. The state of Nebraska gets as many Senators as the state of California. Senators represent states, not people. Prior to the 17th Amendment, Senators were generally chosen by state legislatures.
Do farmers get federal pork? Sure, and it's just as wrong as populous states getting federal pork for mass transit. The real problem here is the concentration of power in the federal government, which is far removed from the intent of the Founding Fathers. See the 9th and 10th Amendments.
The case of sugar is particularly egregious as we are subsidizing growers who are destroying the Everglades. OK, maybe that's a bit of hype, but it's not that far from the truth.