the senate was the selected compromise in this regard. give each state 2 senators that collectively have the power to represent state interests with majority vote, while being less prone to the corruption of single individuals (governors).
But then we switched from US Senators being elected by the state legislatures to being elected by the general public, so now the Senate is no longer an meaningful check on the populist tendencies of the House and state governments have no representation on federal legislation anymore.
the senate was the selected compromise in this regard. give each state 2 senators that collectively have the power to represent state interests with majority vote, while being less prone to the corruption of single individuals (governors).