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Posted on 11/28/2013 2:52:40 PM PST by Kaslin
Sad how far we’ve come from the Founding principles of America.
#8 proved unworkable, which is why it was rightfully amended via the Constitution.
All true, but as a friend said in an email earlier today:
“The great thing about America is that even with the present people in charge mucking up every conceivable thing we stand for, we are still Americans and have a lot to be thankful for. It can be worse. and it appears it will get worse,
but as long as we honor the One who the founders based it all on, we will persevere and will overcome.”
"Rightfully" my aunt fanny.
The 17th amendment is directly responsible for worthless, lifetime politicians like McCain, Schumer, Boxer, Kennedy, etc.
We'd be much better off without it.
Nonsense. You want unaccountable ? Return to having politicians electing politicians. That’s why the people demanded it be changed.
The founding fathers knew what they were doing
They weren’t infallible. After all, they still saddled us with slavery enshrined into law instead of abolishing it at the start.
Number 10 is the root cause of the first nine.
What was “unworkable” about it? Do you really think that popular elections for senators fixed some fundamental problem?
The Fed empowers the expansionary politicians who created it and the expansion of the federal government leads to the breakdown of all other parts of society.
How about having senators representing the interests of their individual states as a check on growing federal power?
The unworkable part is self-evident. Politicians electing politicians instead of the people. It was a high-minded notion which was corrupt in practice.
Exactly!
Would you feel better having the chance of defeating Boxer and Feinstein go from 40% to 0% by putting your full and complete faith in the corrupt, statist and Stalinist California legislature ? That’s what repeal will get you.
Bob’s right.
Disagree. This anti-17th schtick has been beaten to death.
ROFL. Who elects the politicians to the state legislature then? City and county politicians?
The 17th should be repealed, along with the 16th.
Hey, those corrupt, statist, and Stalinist CA legislators are just taking orders from the corrupt, statist, and Stalinist CA morons.
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