[Paleo Conservative]

Some of the 'problem' has been brought on by the election of Senators mitigating the balance of powers among the States. Before we change a syustem inculcated in our Constitution, we must rigidly work within the system. Otherwise we are all mere 'progressives' blowing the political winds.

Such an amendment wouldn't even get a simple majority of the senators. I really seriously anywhere close to the required 38 states(3/4ths of the total number) would ratify.

[ken5050]

Exactly. It will never happen..the two methods of amendign the Constitution, require either 2/3 or 3/4 majorities..and if you look at the number of "small" states, and the large states controled byt he GOP..you can't get to that number...Remember after 2000, Hillary Clinton made a big deal about it..and it died two days later. Can you imagine Daschl;e going back to SDak and telling the peple there that he wants to abolish the EC..consigning SDak to insignificance in future presidential politics..