I definatly agree with this idea.
--- Barbara Lamar <altamiratexas@earthlink.net> wrote:
> At 03:42 PM 12/19/2000 -0500, Eliezer wrote:
>
>
> >I was recently musing that the Senate was originally
> intended to have 26
> >members... maybe a few more as time went on, but still 26
> originally. A
> >small, tight group; not like a Senate of 100 at all. One
> Senator of 26,
> >nationwide, would have considerably more prestige than one
> Senator of
> >100. People might even be able to remember who they are.
>
> I think this is a crucial point, although there are
> committees whose
> members could be said to form a tight group--or at least
> they know each
> other well.
>
>
>
> >Maybe it's time to jump to one Senator for every two
> states instead of the
> >other way around. Not that it'll ever happen. It's just
> one item more
> >for the little list.
>
>
> Rather than to jump to one Senator for every two states,
> which would
> exacerbate the problem of centralization of power (which
> has local effects
> similar to absentee land ownership), I'd suggest going back
> to something
> more like the original USA setup where each state was
> sovereign and the
> federal government had extremely limited powers. I'd go
> even farther and
> suggest doing away with all permanent federal offices.
> Instead, have
> citizens of each state elect representatives only for
> specific purposes,
> possibly including regularly scheduled annual meetings.
> Serving as a state
> representative might then be seen as a public service, not
> as a way to gain
> power and wealth and not as a permanent career.
>
> Barbara
>
>
>
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