MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell January 5, 2022 03:40:00
Out of whack because we tell ourselves myths to justify it. the reason the senate is the way it is not because the founders wanted to provide this balance we talked about, most of the united states in 1887 was heavily rural. it was because the small states threatened it as a condition of their participation. they were going to walk out if they were not afforded the power. the founders, the framers, many opposed the idea acquiesced out of political necessity. not the high-minded, principled compromise we tell ourselves happens in civics class. but historical reality. i think there is a sense of...
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