[Yo-Yo]

Our Founding Fathers also intended the Senate to consist of persons chosen by state legislators, not directly elected by the people.

As far as changing the rules of the fillibuster, the Constitution clearly states that each body will set their own rules. So the Senate can change their own rules any time they wish.

[SterlingSilver]

I, like many, would like to see the Constitution changed back to the concept, as originally intended by the Founding Fathers, that the Senate would consist of person's chosen by State Legislators. This would put more power in the hands of the States and clean up much of the stupidity and corrupt influence involved in electing US Senators under the present format...

And, regarding the change in rules, in my opinion and I believe that of the author of the article is that making such changes need be level handed and not driven to obstruct important tools for one side of the isle, but not apply to the other side...

[SterlingSilver]

Here’s a little Woodrow Wilson memoribelia to enjoy this day after Christmas...

Major Events While Wison Was In Office:

• Seventeenth Amendment ratified calling for direct election of Senators (1913)
• Federal Reserve Act (1913)
• Clayton Anti-Trust Act (1914)
• World War I (1914-1918)
• Lusitania Sunk (1915)
• United States entered World War I by declaring war on Germany (1917)
• Treaty of Versailles (1919)
• Eighteenth Amendment ratified prohibiting alcoholic beverages (1919)
• Nineteenth Amendment ratified giving women the right to vote (1920)