[unclebankster]

“And then what? Our magnificent, unresponsive legislators appoint their pals for life.”

The repeal 17th Amendment crowd can’t guarantee a better Senate or Senator because the Senate before & after is “the same” Senate.

The American establishment owns/owned the state legislatures, just as much as they did pre 17th Amendment.

Plus you’d never get a Senator “Trump Type” in the pre 17th Amendment Senate.

Nope, just McConnell Types who paid their party hack dues.

[Wallace T.]

One consideration for the repeal of the 17th Amendment is that 50 legislatures would be more difficult to centrally control through massive funding of candidates by wealthy individuals, often out of state. Instead of bribing one politician, they must bribe dozens. I don't think there would be much ideological change in the Senate, but the selection process would be more difficult to control on a national level.