Established by Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution and first convened in 1789, the Senate has served as the upper chamber of Congress, but as America has grown and populations have shifted, its continued existence as a chamber that gives every state an equal number of representatives has come under scrutiny. The Onion takes a look at the pros and cons of abolishing the Senate.
PRO
Founders devised Senate several generations before anyone could have even conceived of Oklahoma
Haven’t abolished anything in a while
Senate building could make for some nice new downtown lofts
Could lead to formation of fun new legislative body with cool name like The Assembly or The Council of Elders
CON
Senate serves as a safety valve in case democracy functioning too well
Would be mean after Founding Fathers put so much work into it
Kind of terrifying to think about what Mitch McConnell would get up to in private sector
Derails career track for children of current senators
