...the President of the United States is just that. He can govern without a majority of the people but he cannot govern without a majority of the states. Originally it was designed to keep the rural communities which were a majority of the people from governing the cities. Now the situation is reversed.
...on the elimination of the filibuster, If that happens there will be no difference between the house and the Senate so we don't need both of them. The house is supposed to represent the people and the Senate is supposed to represent the states. This was why senators were appointed by the governors of the states at one time. The end result of the change of senatorial contests to popular vote is UNFUNDED MANDATES.
Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!