okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin@Okanogen@mastodon.social
@StillIRise1963@mastodon.world
Minnesota has 7 million people and 2 senators
California has 40 million people and 2 senators
North Dakota has less than 800,000 people and 2 senators
Alaska has less than 800,000 people and 2 senators
Wyoming has less than 600,000 people and 2 senators
Vermont has less than 700,000 people and 2 senators
Washington DC has over 700,000 people and 0 senators
Make this shit make sense.
TC Won't Give In To Lies@TCatInReality@mastodon.social
@Okanogen@mastodon.social @StillIRise1963@mastodon.world
OK, I'll try.
Since the founding of the nation, the structure of Congress has been driven primarily by accommodations to the wealthy oligarchs of the day.
Originally enslavers, they got more seats in the House. As states were added, they were typically admitted in pairs to allow the oligarchs in the south to maintain their power.
It was never convenient for the large black populace of DC to get even minimal representation in the Senate, so here we are.