[M-cubed]

It was quite unfair actually for Delaware with 40,000 inhabitants to have the same Senatorial representation as Virginia with ten times the number.<<

Ive always thought of it as genius on the Founding Fathers part.....Having just the House with with proportional voting is like a Democracy...Mob Rule!...They understood the principles of a Republic where even the little guy (small state) had equal protection...

By adding the Senate and giving equal power to the smaller states, they guaranteed protection from mob rule and a check as to what was best for the WHOLE COUNTRY, not just the populated states (checks and balances).....

Instead of running roughshod over the little guy (a Democracy)...Laws must be crafted so as not to disenfranchise the little guy (a Republic)

[Jacquerie]

The original plan submitted to the Convention by Governor Randolph of VA provided for a two house Congress. Both houses were to be based on proportional representation.

I don't disagree with the outcome. I would like to see the 17th repealed and see the States represented in their corporate capacity.

What I'm saying is we have equality of Senatorial suffrage because of practical politics. If we wanted DE and NJ to be in the Union, the rest of the States had to accept their terms. DE in fact, passed a law that prevented their delegates from accepting anything less than equality.