That the political balance has tipped HEAVILY
in favor of liberals is a reason why we want
to change things. At one time the state senate
was represented by 1 senator from each county
and the assembly was represented on a population
basis. Now, both houses are based on population.
We would at least like to go back to the old
way so rural counties would have some
representation.
Under Supreme Court precedent dating from the Warren Court era, all elected representation must be based on population. Thus a system of legislative representation by county would not stand constitutional scrutiny. The representation of states in the US Senate is an exception to this principle in that the Constitution expressly provides for two Senators per state without regard to population.