Since this current post is examples of the Imperial, Abusive Bureaucracy and the material on the web page is specifically directed to that subject as the primary reason why we must get the 17th repealed, I fail to see how you can say this is not related to that.
Yes, I realize that the examples posted are related to why some people want to repeal the 17th. In my experience here on FR, when a link is offered it usually leads to a website that contains the information posted on the thread. I was merely pointing out that the information on this thread was not found at the link.
Whether or not repealing the 17th Amendment is advisable, I am interested in hearing both sides of the debate. One concern that I have is that if one group succeeds in getting the 17th Amendment repealed, is it not possible that another group of people could find a way to have another Amendment repealed? Is this a slippery slope?