[no-to-illegals]

iirc at the time the change was made from what was to what is now, the outcry was a crony Senate. I could be wrong though there was some sort of outcry for the change to be made.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Yes, the intent was to limit or end corruption in the Senate, and so the states, at the behest of their outraged constituents, basically screwed themselves over. I believe the states threatened a Constitutional Convention to enact popular elections, so the Senate passed the 17th Amendment, along with the House, and it was ratified in 1913.

[VeniVidiVici]

iirc at the time the change was made from what was to what is now, the outcry was a crony Senate. I could be wrong though there was some sort of outcry for the change to be made.

Yeah, there was an outcry for change that resulted in the 18th Amendment also. That worked out well.