My only problem with eliminating the 17th amendment is that I don't know if we could get past the media's portrayal of that as being an effect to take democracy away from the people. I agree with the notion that state legislatures choosing the senators is a better way to represent the states’ desires than the current system, but I don't see it being a practical solution at this time.
but I don't see it being a practical solution at this time It is the correct first step. The amendment process is not a simple one but that should not discourage one from trying.
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. John Ruskin
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Edmund Burke