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Senatorial rules are the worst. They're decided by the majority, so it's always a weird game to try to give the best political situation to the majority.
My crazy idea is to have rule changes only take effect after 4 years. That way the majority wouldn't senselessly give themselves more power because they might be the minority when the rules come to effect. Emergency rule changes could come into effect immediately with 2/3 of the Senate.
With Joe Biden's announcement of the most diverse cabinet in American history, I wondered how the demographic breakdown of his cabinet, compared with how much a demographic group should get in the cabinet.
Note this comparison will always be a bit off, because the least members a minority can get while still being represented is 1/16.
OK so here's the demographic data. From the census
| Race | Population (2017 est.) | Share of total population |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 321,004,407 | 100% |
| One race | 310,923,363 | 96.9% |
| White | 234,370,202 | 73.0% |
| Black or African American | 40,610,815 | 12.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,632,102 | 0.8% |
| Asian | 17,186,320 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 570,116 | 0.2% |
| Other races | 15,553,808 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 10,081,044 | 3.1% |
| White and Black or African American | 2,657,560 | 0.8% |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 1,905,946 | 0.6% |
| White and Asian | 2,057,321 | 0.6% |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 319,097 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 56,510,571 | 17.6% |
| Mexican | 35,709,528 | 11.1% |
| Puerto Rican | 5,418,521 | 1.7% |
| Cuban | 2,158,962 | 0.7% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 13,223,560 | 4.1% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 264,493,836 | 82.4% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 197,277,789 | 61.5% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 39,445,495 | 12.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) | 2,098,763 | 0.7% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 16,989,540 | 5.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 515,522 | 0.2% |
| Some other race (non-Hispanic) | 715,432 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 7,451,295 | 2.3% |