[shliachtx]

This (to my understanding) was the purpose of the Senate originally. Appointed by the states (however they choose), for terms of 6 years. This means they represent the interest of the state as a whole, not of the individual voters.

[kelnos]

Yeah. And I was about to say something to the effect that this plan was a bad idea, because then you end up with out-of-touch political elites in the Senate. But then I thought about the current makeup of the Senate...