[sparklite2]

Why bother having senators?

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Good question. Is it a holdover from the House of Lords? Or is it to hobble the forces of change? For a system designed to keep government to the minimum, it hasn’t.

[BenLurkin]

Each state is a sovereign political entity. The equal of every other state. The founding fathers no doubt drew the idea of a bi-cameral legislature from England, the purpose of the Senate was not entirely the same as the House Lords.

Just my thinking on it.