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Yes it was designed for this purpose. That's what I'm saying.

So big states couldn't bully around small ones.

In just a few years, 30% of the US population will be responsible for electing 70% of the Senate.

How is that not "bullying"?

How does that play any role in an actual democratic nation, as opposed to some pre-Lincoln concept of the US a series of independent states merely "unioned"? The answer is obvious: it doesn't.

I guess it's better for small states to bully around big ones instead?

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