[Political Junkie Too]

I would say that if they weren't up for election by the public and were selected by the state legislatures, then they would need to be limited in their tenure somehow.

I'm all for repealing the 17th Amendment. I'd let the make-up of the state legislature be the tenure-limiting function. Let their choice of Senator be a factor when voting for state legislators.

-PJ

[goldstategop]

To make the Senate a more federal institution, I'd like to see Senators take orders directly from the state legislature that named them - like in the German Bundesrat. You know, give the states a real say in federal policy-making.