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bradleyjgtoday at 5:40 AM1 replyview on HN

When the logic for bicameralism disappears, you should get rid of the second chamber. Not just find some other random thing to do with it.

See, also, US state legislatures post Reynolds v. Sims.


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burnt-resistortoday at 6:32 AM

The logic is to divide power into as many pieces as possible to prevent tyranny by structure. Unless you admire totalitarianism and unitary executive theory.