I won’t repost all I wrote in that thread, and specifically about the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan (actually, Nip, the controversy wasn’t urban versus rural but big state versus small state, with Virginia favoring representation based solely on population). Instead I’ll add links to the thread for anyone who’s interested.
General: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3507564/posts?page=42#42
Historical origin: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3507564/posts?page=42#44
More about historical origin: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3507564/posts?q=1&;page=51#51
Is it fair? (Yes): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3507564/posts?q=1&;page=51#67
Thanks!