To: vannrox
Yeah. Without that pesky 17th Amendment, our state legislators would get far richer on the proceeds from picking senators.
14 posted on
10/24/2018 8:51:29 PM PDT by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: familyop
our state legislators would get far richer on the proceeds from picking senators.And that is the reason it was changed. Less people to bribe, less distance to go to bribe them. It changed the power structure from localized govt, to centralized.
36 posted on
10/24/2018 11:28:18 PM PDT by
rawcatslyentist
("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
To: familyop
The 17th amendment needs to be repealed ASAP.
48 posted on
10/25/2018 4:44:43 AM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: familyop
52 posted on
10/25/2018 5:06:56 AM PDT by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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