Good article. As the author pointed out, the 17th Amendment wrecked everything. I’m in an analogy mood, so I’ll say it’s like removing a load-bearing wall in a house to have a bigger living room. You’re gonna pay for that decision eventually.
And there’s no going back. The 17th Amendment is here to stay. The people have the right to pick their own senators, dontchaknow?
Yes but without the money they couldn’t do much damage. Steal peoples salaries, call that income. All the money in the US at your disposal direct tax without apportionment. Glenshaw Glass
Good article. As the author pointed out, the 17th Amendment wrecked everything.
“Good article.”
While I wholeheartedly agree that our government has gone off the rails (with not much hope of sanity anytime soon), I’m not so sure the 17th amendment is the problem.
After all, look around the world at so-called democracies; they are all in steep decline. To name a few, that list includes the UK, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, France, Italy, and on and on and on.
And then take a look at history. Since we started this journey of civilizations 5,000 or so years ago, not one civilization has lasted forever. No, not one. They all spiral into oblivion sooner or later. Some more soon than others. Actually, China is the longest-surviving civilization/country on the planet, and they did this by reinventing themselves numerous times over the years — sometimes it was for the better and sometimes for the worse.
It has become clear that our form of government is clearly not immune to collapse/failure. So, that begs the question, what is the best form?
I’m certainly not smart enough to answer that question. But there has to be something better than waiting until we pass from this earth to reach true peace and contentment.