re: Abolishing the Senate

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Yes, in theory, but only through a constitutional amendment—and it is extraordinarily difficult due to a specific protection in the Constitution.The U.S. Senate is created by the Constitution itself (Article I, Section 3), which establishes a bicameral Congress with the Senate providing equal representation of two senators from each state. It cannot be abolished (or fundamentally restructured to eliminate equal state representation) by ordinary legislation, executive order, or simple majority vote in Congress.The Amendment Process (Article V)Amendments can be proposed by:A two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate, or
A constitutional convention called by two-thirds of the state legislatures.

They must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states (either by state legislatures or state conventions).The Critical Limitation: Equal Suffrage ProtectionArticle V contains a unique, permanent restriction:“… and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.”

constitution.congress.gov

This “entrenchment clause” means that any amendment stripping a state of its equal vote in the Senate (two senators, each with one vote) requires that state’s explicit consent. Abolishing the Senate entirely would deprive every state of its equal suffrage. As a result, it would effectively require the consent of all 50 states. Changing the number of senators per state (while keeping them equal) or altering other aspects of Senate powers is more feasible under the standard three-fourths ratification rule, but complete abolition runs directly into this barrier.

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Without it they can rule by mob

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