The Senate's structural faults and disparities of power have been highlighted in a detailed analysis by The Washington Post. The undemocratic nature of the Senate, with its equal state representation, has resulted in minority rule and a disproportionate amount of power for residents of smaller, less diverse states. While the Senate may have represented the intent of the framers in the past, the direct election of senators in 1913 disrupted this logic.The Senate's structural faults and disparities of power have been highlighted in a detailed analysis by The Washington Post. The undemocratic nature of the Senate, with its equal state representation, has resulted in minority rule and a disproportionate amount of power for residents of smaller, less diverse states. While the Senate may have represented the intent of the framers in the past, the direct election of senators in 1913 disrupted this logic.
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