” It’s a really good indicator of just how much closer to the people the House is than the Senate is. “
This statement has always been true, and that’s exactly the way it was intended by the framers.
The House was to be responsive to the passions of the people and the Senate was to be more deliberative. It looks like our best chance is in the House.
If the bill passes the Senate we can switch pressure to the House, which has always been more responsive. All is not lost!!
The senate may be more deliberative but it’s really not supposed to stand up in the face of 85% of the citizenry.
Not really. That's just a conceit that senators have adopted for themselves. The Senate was designed to represent the interests of the State governments vis-a-vis the federal government. Since direct election began, the Senate actually has no particular reason for being, or defined role other than limited "advice and consent" and ratification-type actions.