> The purpose of the legislation is to enact the will of the states.
States are fictions; there is only people. The Senate represents the people, just rather unequally and, in the original form, indirectly (as the President still does.)
And the Senate can't legislate on its own, only together with the House and/or President (recognizing that treaties that have the force of law are a kind of legislation.)
But the Senate does control who gets appointed to the bench. If you are in California or Texas (choosing a blue state and a red state so this doesn’t come off as partisan), how would you feel that your vote counts for a lot less than someone in Rhode Island since they also have two Senators. If you are in either of those states, the last thing you want is a minority of the people disproportionately having sway on government policy.
States are fictions; there is only people. The Senate represents the people, just rather unequally and, in the original form, indirectly (as the President still does.)
And the Senate can't legislate on its own, only together with the House and/or President (recognizing that treaties that have the force of law are a kind of legislation.)