Our Constitution
The Constitution of the United States and Bill of Rights were written to control the political appetites of our Federal government – not directed towards the States or the people.
Our constitution, a creation of James Madison, prevents the majority from imposing tyranny over the minority. Our constitution proscribes negative prohibitions for our federal government to thwart tyranny, autocratic rule, theocracy, dictatorship, or any undemocratic activity. All authority not specifically given to the federal government was intended to reside in the State and/or the people.
The House of Representatives provides 435 representatives on the basis of population size by direct vote of the citizens. The Senate was designed to provide 2 senators for each state in the union and originally appointed by each state legislature.
Question about The Senate:
Why do we now popularly elect Senators? Is there any unintended consequences as a result of this change?
Are the States no longer represented in Congress because Senators are popularly elected?
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