[RIghtwardHo]

Utterly and completely absurd. The people should decide. Like it or not, it is THEIR State, their Nation. This is a power play by the Elite, pure and simple. Wanna see a quick, permanent and immediate end to the Tea party? This is it.

Sometimes those that revere the Constitution lead the battle to destroy it.

[Lurker]

Why don’t you try actually reading the Constitution sometime. The 17th is an abomination.

[ilgipper]

I have to disagree. When the Senate changed to popular election, it was a watershed moment for the states losing power to the Fed-monster. The Senators were previously accountable to the state government to protect their interests. Now it’s unfettered Federal power.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sometimes those that revere the Constitution lead the battle to destroy it.

Sometimes idiots have no idea what they are talking about.

The founders did not give us a pure democracy because democracy always devolves to mob rule.

The only way to keep the feral government in check is to assure that the states are strong enough to keep the feral government from usurping powers beyond those enumerated to it. The senate was meant to be composed of representatives chosen by the state legislatures. The House was meant to be elected directly by the people.

No one part is supposed to be able to dictate to the others.

[Principled]

Disagree.

Senators were to represent the states hence their appointment by state legislatures until the 17th amendment was ratified.

As is pointed out, Senators do not represent the States as was the explicit purpose of the unamended constitution.

[Osage Orange]

Totally disagree with you.....

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

The structure of the design of our legislative system of government was to give power to the people in the lower house (Representatives were elected by the people) and power to the States (Senators were selected by the States). You don’t like the Electoral College and now you don’t like States having power in the legislative system. Are you really sure you LIKE the Constitution?

[hoosiermama]

Like the people elected Obama?

[Nuc 1.1]

Not sure what you mean here but the 17th amendment needs to be repealed not worked around. Repealing the 17th would go a long way to correcting the problems we have in America today. It is the only way to re-establish state representation in the Federal Government.

[5thGenTexan]

I would suggest you do some reading on the reasoning behind the original way the Senate was seated. Thomas Jefferson addresses why they sett things up the way they did in the Federalist Papers.

I agree with Jefferson on this one, and would like to see a full repeal of the 17th.

[unread]

"Utterly and completely absurd. The people should decide."

The people WOULD decide.!! Through participation of election of their state legislature and Governor...

Politics, like money, is BEST kept as local as possible.!!