Don’t bother trying to argue the reality of the membership of a legislatively-elected Senate with Jacquerie. She’s been told repeatedly that it would populated with the same radical leftist Democrats from Democrat states and people like Ted Cruz would never get elected, but lots of statist liberal RINOs would, like Crist in FL (now a Democrat), DewCrist in TX & even Karl Rove as a thank-you to Dubya. No thanks to a moronic idea like repealing the 17th !
But, haven't you heard? The founding fathers were infallible Gods who came up with a 100% perfect government, and thus our Republic is destroyed if we amend the constitution and change ANY procedure they came up with for how to operate the government in 1789. The 17th amendment is an obvious example of this demonic effort to change what the founders designed. Of course, this argument naturally does not apply to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, etc. amendments (ESPECIALLY not 2nd and 10th!!) We're allowed to amend the Constitution in those cases, of course.
>> "Even if the SC legislature sent Graham back, his perspective and voting would be entirely different." OK, this may be the funniest and most delusional thing written by a FReeper this year. <<
My favorite anti-17th amendment insane rant was from a freeper who argued the that 100% RAT controlled legislatures during the old "south solid" era wouldn't have sent socialist new deal Democrats to the U.S. Senate, if only we had left the decision up to socialist new deal Democrats running the legislature. All those hardcore lifelong RAT Speakers would have chosen conservative Republicans, I guess.