“Does this bother anyone else? ”
It bothers me but I don’t think it is fixable at this time.
Part of the problem I think is The whole structure of congress is antiquated, in my view. The senate is built on the idea that there are 13 equal colonies (today 50) so 2 votes each. This doesn’t feel true today, and feels anti-democratic. Why should my state with 19.5 million people have the same say as my neighbor with less than a fifth of our population (CT 3.6 million).
Note I’m not actually asking, I understand, Historically why it was designed this way But the reality is that today When the Senate is split 50/50. The Democratic half represents 41.5 million more people (thats over 10% of the population).
This seems unfair. The Presidency makes more sense (putting aside the electoral college which suffers from the same problem, but in most cases this distinction is irrelevant) .
To be clear, I’m not suggesting mob rule is best, that the majority should have free reign period. Checks and balances are good, hopefully with time Political tempers may cool and the idea of Democratic lawmakers supporting Republican ideas and vice versa will not be as unthinkable as it is today. But for now when the President was elected by a clear majority , if the minority party says we will obstruct no matter what. The only way to govern is by fiat