I would be nice if to become a US Senator one had to be a man of letters and learning - but when you look at some of the utter morons holding Senate seats today media criticisms of Walker’s intellect seem completely absurd.
Right. There is a tendency today to push for populists everywhere, but the problem is that senators and representatives are legislators who write and enact laws. And if you like the gray matter to understand how laws interact with each other, and why the correct drafting of a law is so important, you cannot do your job correctly no matter how pure your intentions.
Repeal the 17th Amendment!