Blame the adoption of the 17th Amendment! The Founders original intent was thwarted when Senators ceased being appointed by State legislatures. We've been living with the result for 112 years.
Putting it up to the citizens to vote for Senators, when they'd had the Constitutional authority to elect Representatives since the Constitution wa…
Blame the adoption of the 17th Amendment! The Founders original intent was thwarted when Senators ceased being appointed by State legislatures. We've been living with the result for 112 years.
Putting it up to the citizens to vote for Senators, when they'd had the Constitutional authority to elect Representatives since the Constitution was ratified on 6/21/1788, forever altered the intent inherent in the original Constitution.
The supposed Progressive reasons for it sometime corruption at the state level and sometimes states went without Senators because of bickering. It was hurried by interestingly getting the states to almost form the dreaded Article V Convention of States then the Congress hurried up to do it so they could dictate terms.
The result? Senators are more corrupted than ever and mostly act for lobbyists rather than constituents. Worse, they don't even live in their states till election time.
Blame the adoption of the 17th Amendment! The Founders original intent was thwarted when Senators ceased being appointed by State legislatures. We've been living with the result for 112 years.
Putting it up to the citizens to vote for Senators, when they'd had the Constitutional authority to elect Representatives since the Constitution was ratified on 6/21/1788, forever altered the intent inherent in the original Constitution.
The supposed Progressive reasons for it sometime corruption at the state level and sometimes states went without Senators because of bickering. It was hurried by interestingly getting the states to almost form the dreaded Article V Convention of States then the Congress hurried up to do it so they could dictate terms.
The result? Senators are more corrupted than ever and mostly act for lobbyists rather than constituents. Worse, they don't even live in their states till election time.