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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 05:23 PM
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38. One house of Congress is an accurate reflection of the country, yes.
Edited on Thu Jan-31-08 05:24 PM by Marr
And it's widely regarded as the unruly part of the government, requiring babysitting by the Senate.

Everything else is designed to check it's actions and give disproportionate representation to empty land. I'm talking about everything from the primary system to the electoral college. The whole thing is designed to marginalize the people in the most populated regions.
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