[rellimpank]

--yep--the railroads and "Rockefeller" were the big bug-a-boos then-

-does anybody seriously think that having the present day California or New York legislatures electing senators would be a great improvement?

[SFC Chromey]

In keeping with the Founders intent, yes it would be an improvement.

[frogjerk]

-does anybody seriously think that having the present day California or New York legislatures electing senators would be a great improvement?

It would be a different dynamic that would be more originalist in action. The 17th amendment is a complete and utter failure.

[elpadre]

look at the big picture - yes - a big improvement at several levels.

[Hieronymus]

-does anybody seriously think that having the present day California or New York legislatures electing senators would be a great improvement?

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Well, these states couldn’t do much worse. And at least they would only be electing their own senators. I recall from when I was growing up in Oregon that Packwood received much more funding from NYers than he did from his own state.

[itsahoot]

Nope, but people can get away from a State, leaving the country is a different matter.