so, Do you think all states are created equal ?

So, do you think all States are created equal ? . Saying Yes means some votes are more important than others . It actually means that each Oregonian vote is worth a quarter of someone from Montana and almost ten times the value of a Californian. This is a reality that never seems to get coverage except in a lukewarm debate about the electoral college . it is time to talk about it more The US Constitution gives two Senators to each state because in 1787 a federation of equal states had fought together and created a new country . They were equal. Fast forward over two hundred years and we have 50 states ,variously acquired . We have had a civil war , fought in two world wars , experienced the Industrial Revolution and the Information Age and become a Superpower . States now have massively different populations. Are the 50 States equal still ? Yes, is a legitimate answer but you should think about the consequences of saying Yes Saying yes means that every state , no matter how many people live there , has the same say over the approval of Federal Judges including Supreme Court Justices , Attorney Generals , Ambassadors and a whole host of Federal appointments . The Senate is responsible for advice and approval of Presidential actions .All legislation has to be passed by the Senate . Look at the news in any week and you can see this process in action. Saying yes also biases the composition of the Electoral College which is attracting a lot of attention but is a minor distortion compared to the distortion of the Senate composition. Lets us an example . Let’s pick on Montana which has a population of around a million people which is one of the smallest population states in the Union. We are saying that the votes of a million people in Montana carry the same weight as the 40 million citizens of whom 20 million are registered voters in California . Closer to home , Oregon is a small population state but its population tops 4 million . The constitution says that each person in Oregon is worth a quarter of a Montana resident when it comes to choosing a Supreme Court Justice . Does that sound OK to you ? Do you think we are worth 10 Californians? To return to the lead question , do you think that all states are equal ? The constitution says Yes when it comes to the Senate . In 1787 I would have agreed . I don’t think so anymore . We talk about equality under the law . How about equality in the creation of the law , appointment of the Supreme court and so on.