[tptacek]

How's explaining this been working out for you?

The people in Wyoming and Vermont aren't too happy about Chicagoans deciding things for them, either.

[pksebben]

it works out just about as well as people are willing to think about it.

The point about the Senate is that it's asymmetric representation. The Senate kills bills, and it can be done with a much smaller portion of the voting bloc than is representative.