It never ceases to amaze me the lack of understnding of what our sytem is. I fault the pubic screwels, but then again this is not a recent phenomena, it has been around even with my parents. Wonder if anybody, even our parents wondered what our pledge says ... and to the republic .....
I agree, the 17th ammendment has caused us incredible problems, and perhaps that was the incubator for the idea of “democracy”
We have developed a power “elite” not unlike Britain’s born and bred House of Lord’s. And to a large extent the House has developed that attitude as well. Unwilling to represent, McLame, Spectator (the alien), Voinobitch, Hutchinson, Hagel ... on and on and that isn’t even touching the commies all have lost touch and built empires unto themselves.
The only solution I see is term limits. 4 conmsecutive for a rep, 2 consecutive for a senator. Those empires would be curtailed .. right now the only REAL PURPOSE for a congress critter or senator is to get reelected. Absolutely nothing else matters to them. Yes .. that is not tongue in cheek ...I stand by that statement 100%.
Lock and load all of em ...