[cripplecreek]

I would like to get rid of the 17th but asking people to give up their “right” to vote for senators is a high hurdle.

You might be able to change the way they’re elected so its not a popular vote. Maybe an electoral type of system where a certain number of votes are allotted to individual districts.

We definitely need recall power over senators.

[cva66snipe]

Recall would have been allowed for appointed senators by the states so yea we should be allowed that option as well. The main thing needed is Term Limits. Two consecutive terms should be the limit with a lifetime cap of four terms. After their second term make them take at least a one term break before allowing them to run for two final terms. Neither house should become anyone's permanent career occupation.

In Tennessee for example we have some good congresscritters. But they are comfy there and none are taking on Alexander for U.S. senate. The result is a state rep is in the running. Don't get me wrong the Rep is a good guy and I will certainly vote for him for U.S. senate over Alexander any day. But we have some conservatives in house of reps who should have done so last election and in Corker's race but didn't. They will retire from the U.S. House of Reps.