Posted on 06/14/2014 2:02:26 AM PDT by Jacquerie
Oh I am making a purely academic argument. The constitution is ignored in so many other ways there isn't the slightest chance of the 17th being ruled unconstitutional because of something like this.
So what do we do now?
Pursue its repeal. That's all we can do. I really don't hold out much hope though.
Still not sure that I fully agree; the state lost its ability to select the Senator of its own chosing, but the state still sends two Senators. To me, it hinges on the expectation of the "faithless Senator," not the selection method of the Senator.
I agree that there is more pressure to be faithful when you have to appeal to the more knowledgeable legislators in the state, but that is no guarantee. That's why I'm not fully bought into the loss of suffrage argument, since the expectation of total fidelity should never have been there in either case.
-PJ
Thanks for the post/chart. Interesting.
Great article Jacquerie! Thank you for including me and please keep me on your ping list. Keep up the good work. I do hope that we can successfully repeal both the 16th & 17th amendments.
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