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Oyrez – Reynolds v. Simms

Oyrez – Reynolds v. Simms

With the Supreme Court confirmation process underway, maybe it's time to re-think how we elect US Senators in our country. It doesn't seem right that New York State gets the same number of Senators as Vermont, as New York has 31 times more people then Vermont.

In Reynolds v. Sims, the Supreme Court ruled that State Governments could not have Senate bodies, elected by one Senator per County. Instead, they had to use proportional representation. Maybe it's time for the Supreme Court to consider if the two US Senators for every state (regardless of population) is constitutional.

William O. Douglas

William O. Douglas

I hope Donald J. Trump nominates a judge in the model of William O. Douglas. As he once said, "The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people ...."