Maps Show the Extremes of U.S. Population Density

[Amishman]

51. It's a good illustration of why the founding fathers set it up the way they did

They wanted state/regional representation to have power too. The different apportionment methodology between the house and senate ensured that a both population and geographic consensus was needed for major political action.

At the same time, they never envisioned a federal government as powerful and involved in the daily operation of the country. The model we have does not work well with the modern scope of federal services; we need an active and agile governing body to keep up with the reach and complexity of our government.

I see two options; accept that political / geographic minorities will be silenced by changing senate allocations, or drop many key powers and services back down to the state level. I believe the latter is the only viable option due to the unrest the former would cause.