[BillyBoy]

>> Conservatives, many people will tell you, like authority. They like the idea of someone telling them what to do, lest society break down into chaos. <<

>> Name one. <<

I'd put the anti-17th amendment crowd in that category (the founders wrote a clause back in the 1780s saying professional politicians should pick our Senators FOR us, therefore it MUST automatically be the ONLY way to run our Republic! If individuals are allowed to make that choice, our nation is DOOOOOOOOOMED!!!).

They also like to think their view is the majority view among conservatives, but I'd be surprised if 30% of conservatives agreed with them. (which is probably why Mark Levin never cites polls showing everyone agrees with him)

[nickcarraway]

Why would ending the 17th Amendment help? If we did that all Republican Senators would be Lincoln Chaffee and Charlie Crist, and no Ted Cruz or Mike Lee’s.

[sickoflibs]

RE"> Conservatives, many people will tell you, like authority. RE:”They like the idea of someone telling them what to do, lest society break down into chaos. <<
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>> Name one. <<
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I'd put the anti-17th amendment crowd in that category (the founders wrote a clause back in the 1780s saying professional politicians should pick our Senators FOR us, therefore it MUST automatically be the ONLY way to run our Republic! If individuals are allowed to make that choice, our nation is DOOOOOOOOOMED!!!). “

Try Bush, Cheney and the WOT. Recall the difference back then compared to know in tone on FNC and talk radio.

Sure, now they repeat the word ‘freedom’ over and over but 10 years ago many of them were saying ‘These laws are keeping us safe, if you have nothing to hide then you are safe’
but now they are assaults on our freedoms.