[snopercod]

Are you saying you believe that democracy is a better form of government than a constitutional republic?

[Thoro]

Are you saying you believe that democracy is a better form of government than a constitutional republic?

I took that comment to mean that what we have now is better than any other form of government in the world, which is true, but hardly the ideal some of us hold.

From the article:

The early 20th century showed the effects of constitutional amendments designed to make the government more democratic -- the 17th Amendment in the disastrous year of 1913. The Constitution originally provided for election of senators by the state legislatures, but the 17th Amendment changed that to election by the people, another step toward democracy. The Founding Fathers wanted the Senate composed of wise and able legislators appointed by state legislatures. Senators should not be subject to the vagaries of the majority, and therefore they could temper the bills from the roistering and elected House of Representatives.

After reading this, I wonder, if the 17th Amendment had never happened, would we have ever seen or needed campaign finance reform?