The system has evolved to protect itself. It takes MONEY to get elected to the house and especially the senate. What comes with the MONEY? Corruption. Until we can get people with some form of character and morality, who are not obligated to who helped finance them, elected to govern, the situation will keep repeating. The constitution was written to govern a “God fearing”, moral populace. It was not designed to protect the people from corruption.
The 17th Amendment is a malignant tumor in America.