[Jacquerie]

Do your senator a favor.

[Jacquerie]

17th Amendment Ping!

[cripplecreek]

As party leader, presidents can encourage or discourage primary challengers, direct their national committee to cut off campaign funds to wayward senators, or open the dollar floodgates to dependable soldiers.

Exactly the sort of behavior the 17th amendment was supposed to prevent. All it did was transferred the party boss power to Washington.

[EternalVigilance]

Well done.

[cripplecreek]

While I doubt the power could ever be placed back in the hands of the state legislatures (People will never accept giving up their “rightful vote”) we just might be able to change the way the voting is done. Maybe giving the win to the senate candidate who wins the most districts.

[Bratch]

Interesting article.

Thanks for the heads up.

[JimRed]

Limit the damned crooks to two five-year terms. Limit the damned crooks in the house to two three year terms. No pensions other than what they choose to pay for, the same Obamacare that the rest of us are forced to tolerate.

Make all political contributions ANONYMOUS, so they can’t sell influence, not knowing who is buying.

Will some cheat? Sure, but it will be harder and make it easier to catch them.

[lone star annie]

If the repeal of the 17th is too difficult what about allowing state legislatures to recall?

[fieldmarshaldj]

There they go again...

Repeal the 17th ! Power to the politicians !

[1010RD]

You could pitch liberal state legislatures in cash-strapped states with a “tax the Internet” approach. If they controlled their Senators they’d have half the fight won.