Art, I’m going to have to vigorously disagree with you on this. I wish I could find one of the past threads on this where we extensively hashed this out. If we returned to this pre-17th method, we would not be getting statesmen, we’d be getting political puppets of the establishment. They would be sent to loot as much as possible from the Feds to get to their states. Democrat states would perpetually elect as far-left moonbats as imaginable, Republican states would elect left-wing RINOs. There would be no Conservatives left in that body. Just bipartisan big gubmint looters.
I respect your view and don’t feel ‘schlonged’ in any way by your opinion.
I’m trying to look ahead though. The problem was that our Founding Fathers failed to understand the downfall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Senator was an oligarch. Elected for life. And they thought that six years with perpetual reappointment potentiol would be sufficient oversight.
Senators still have no term limits and six year terms to boot. Makes them the equivalent of Roman oligarchs [aka Roman senators]. So what I suggest is quick term and term limited appointments.
State governments are changing rapidly. All politics is changing rapidly. And it would be easier for people to lambast their legislators over lousy appointments than it would be to figure out which politician to vote for and then faithfully support regardless. Voters are less emotionally invested in a legislative appointee.
I’ve also been contingency planning constitutional amendments based on the assumption that this will fail.
But, my fellow sick twisted freak, I do respect your patriotism. Both sides of this issue care deeply.
‘I’m trying to look ahead though. The problem was that our Founding Fathers failed to understand the downfall of the Roman Republic...’
Gosh do I sound like a tool!
Looking ahead?
Then I refer to founding fathers and the Roman Republic.
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I need coffee. COFFEE!
Okay, now fortified by coffee.
I was foolishly harsh regarding our Founding Fathers. Lucid post coming up ....