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The point of the Senate was to get states to ratify the constitution. That's it. Smaller states didn't want to agree to join a union where they gave up power to a federal government dominated by the larger states.
The Senate should really be abolished, and the # of representatives should be doubled to temper the impacts of gerrymandering. If smaller states want more power against larger states, they can work together with other smaller states to form a voting bloc in the house.
If the senate is abolished, states that joined on the basis of the senate should secede
Language. Do better.
Please elaborate on how their take can be construed to: make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.