We were founded as a constitutional republic, but both you and I know that we are less a CR now, and have slipped ever closer to being a democracy.
The concept of “one man, one vote” is the cornerstone of a democracy.
The 17 amendment where Senators are now elected by popular votes was one thing that lead us down the path to a democracy.
There were three decisions of the Earl Warren Supreme Court that moved of America closer to a democracy:
Baker v. Carr found that federal courts had jurisdiction over state redistricting efforts.
Wesberry v. Sanders found that U.S. House of Representatives districts – whose borders are determined by state governments – must be roughly equal in population
Reynolds v. Sims found that state legislative districts must be roughly equal in population, regardless of chamber. This effectively means that states are not allowed to have institutions like the Senate – for example, a state government cannot give each county two seats in the state legislature if the counties do not have roughly the same population size.
We were founded as a constitutional republic, but both you and I know that we are less a CR now, and have slipped ever closer to being a democracy.
The concept of “one man, one vote” is the cornerstone of a democracy.
The 17 amendment where Senators are now elected by popular votes was one thing that lead us down the path to a democracy.
There were three decisions of the Earl Warren Supreme Court that moved of America closer to a democracy:
Baker v. Carr found that federal courts had jurisdiction over state redistricting efforts.
Wesberry v. Sanders found that U.S. House of Representatives districts – whose borders are determined by state governments – must be roughly equal in population
Reynolds v. Sims found that state legislative districts must be roughly equal in population, regardless of chamber. This effectively means that states are not allowed to have institutions like the Senate – for example, a state government cannot give each county two seats in the state legislature if the counties do not have roughly the same population size.